Alexander K. McClure School explained

Alexander K. McClure School
Location:600 West Hunting Park Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.015°N -75.1381°W
Built:1910–1911
Architect:Henry deCourcy Richards
Builder:Cramp & Co.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002300

Alexander K. McClure School is a historic elementary school located in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1910–1911. It is a three-story, five-bay, brick building with a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features a three-story, rounded arched opening above the entrance, stone trim, and a rounded parapet. An addition was built in 1967.[1] The school was named for journalist and politician Alexander Kelly McClure.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-23. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H083478_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Alexander K. McClure School]. 2012-06-16. J. M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.
  2. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Alexander Kelly McClure Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . 8 February 2019.