Charles B. Lore Elementary School | |
Location: | Fourth St. and Woodlawn Ave., Wilmington, Delaware |
Coordinates: | 39.75°N -75.5761°W |
Architect: | Guilbert and Betelle |
Builder: | Francis, William, B. and Co |
Architecture: | Tudor Revival, English Collegiate Gothic |
Added: | June 16, 1983 |
Refnum: | 83001337 |
Charles B. Lore Elementary School is a historic elementary school building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1932, and is a -story, E-shaped red brick building in the Collegiate Gothic style. It features a four-story central tower, steep pitched, slate gable roof, stone surrounds on windows and doors, and battlements above entryways. The school was named for Charles B. Lore (1831-1911). It was closed in 1981 because of declining enrollment. Prior to its closure, it was a part of the Red Clay School District.[1] It was later converted to an assisted living facility.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.