Daniel Boone School Explained

Daniel Boone School
Location:Hancock and Wildey Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9608°N -75.1297°W
Built:1926-1927
Architect:Catharine, Irwin T.
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:December 4, 1986
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:86003265

Daniel Boone School is a historic school building located in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926–1927. It is a four-story, eight bay brick building with a two-story center section in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features an off-center entrance with arched limestone surround, decorative tile mosaic panels, and a decorative brick and tile cornice.[1] It is named for frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820).

It 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. 2012-06-23. 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|H083413_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Daniel Boone School]. 2012-06-16. B. Mintz. PDF. July 1986.