Frances E. Willard School Explained

Francis E. Willard School
Location:Emerald and Orleans Sts.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9917°N -75.1171°W
Built:1907–1908
Architect:Henry deCoursey Richards
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:December 4, 1986
Refnum:86003346

Frances E. Willard School is an elementary school located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school is named for suffragist Frances Willard.

The original school building was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1907–1908. It is a four-story, three-bay, E-shaped, brick-clad concrete building in the Classical Revival style. It features limestone trim, a -story overscale arched opening, and brick parapet.[1] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

In 2010, the school moved into a new building on Elkhart Street, just north of the old building.[2]

The school was converted into the Maguire Residence in 2020, an affordable permanent supportive housing option run by Project HOME.[3]

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39.9934°N -75.1161°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-07-04. 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|H083438_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Francis E. Willard School]. 2012-07-03. B. Mintz. PDF. July 1986.
  2. Web site: At long last, a new Willard School opens. Socolar. Paul. Philadelphia Public School Notebook. September 7, 2010. March 15, 2017.
  3. Web site: 2020-10-06 . Project HOME’S 19th Affordable Residence Opens Project HOME . 2024-06-13 . www.projecthome.org . en.