David Wilmot School Explained

David Wilmot School
Location:1734 Meadow Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0138°N -75.0808°W
Built:1874 & 1908
Architect:Lewis H. Esler
Builder:William Keas
Architecture:Italianate
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002289

The David Wilmot Public School For Coloured Children, also known as the J.C. King Educational Building, is located the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Built in 1874, it is a two-story, four-bay, stone building in the Italianate-design presumably of Lewis H. Esler (1819-1883), a prominent architect employed by the Philadelphia Board of Public Education. [1]

An addition was built in 1908. It features brownstone sills and arches and a gable over the entrance opening.[2] It was named for U.S. political figure and abolitionist, David Wilmot (1814–1868).

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Menkevich . Joseph, J. . THE DAVID WILMOT PUBLIC SCHOOL . Philadelphia Historical Commission, Nomination . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324044214/http://www.phila.gov/historical/Documents/1736-Meadow-St-nomination-final-lowres.pdf . March 18, 2021. 2016-03-24 .
  2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-29. 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|H094824_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: David Wilmot School]. 2012-06-16. J. M. Moak. PDF. June 1987.