Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School Explained

Benjamin Franklin School
Location:5737 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0424°N -75.1042°W
Built:1915
Architect:Henry deCourcy Richards
Builder:William R. Dougherty
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival, Utilitarian
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002274

The Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School is an historic elementary school which is located in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

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

History and architectural features

The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and was built in 1915. It is a two-story, five-bay, brick building tt was erected atop a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. Additions were built in 1931 and 1954. It features entrances with carved stone and terra cotta surrounds and a brick parapet.[1] The school was named for Benjamin Franklin.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-28. 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|H083458_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Benjamin Franklin School ]. 2012-06-16. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.