Thomas Buchanan Read School

Thomas Buchanan Read School
Thomas Buchanan Read School, June 2010
Location 78th St. and Buist Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°54′24″N 75°14′52″W / 39.9066°N 75.2478°W / 39.9066; -75.2478Coordinates: 39°54′24″N 75°14′52″W / 39.9066°N 75.2478°W / 39.9066; -75.2478
Area less than one acre
Built 1906-1908
Built by Stewart Construction Co.
Architect Henry deCoursey Richards
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 86003325[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Thomas Buchanan Read School is a historic school building located in the Elmwood Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1906-1908. It is a two-story, 20 bay, red brick building with limestone trim in the Georgian Revival-style. It features a large projecting section, recessed entrance bays, brick piers with stone capitals, and a hipped roof with copper cupola.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It was home to the Motivation High School before it moved to its current location on Baltimore Avenue in 2013.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Thomas Buchanan Read School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ↑ Matheson, Kathy (March 7, 2013). "4 Philadelphia schools saved, 23 closing after SRC vote". WPVI-TV. Retrieved March 21, 2017.


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