David Farragut School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Explained

David Farragut School
Location:170 W. Cumberland St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.988°N -75.1348°W
Built:1873
Architect:Louis Esler
Architecture:Italianate
Added:December 4, 1986
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:86003280

David Farragut School is a historic school building located in the West Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1873 and is a three-story, four-bay, stone building in the Italianate-style. An addition was built in 1915. It features brownstone and limestone trim.[1] It was named for Admiral David Farragut (1801–1870).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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|H083454_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: David Farragut School]. 2012-06-16. unknown. PDF. n.d..