Bayard Taylor School Explained

Bayard Taylor School
Location:3698 N. Randolph St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0069°N -75.1386°W
Built:1907–1908
Architect:Henry deCourcy Richards
Builder:David Peoples
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002329

Bayard Taylor 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 1907–1908. It is a three-story, seven-bay, brick building with a raised basement in the Colonial Revival / Late Gothic Revival-style. It features an ornate entrance pavilion, stone detailing, and a brick parapet.[1] The school was named for poet and author Bayard Taylor (1825–1878).

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|H083496_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Bayard Taylor School]. 2012-06-16. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.