George L. Brooks School Explained

George L. Brooks School
Location:5630 Wyalusing Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9683°N -75.2335°W
Built:1902, 1919
Architect:Lloyd Titus, Henry deCoursey Richards
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival, Anglo-Gothic
Added:December 4, 1986
Refnum:86003266

The George L. Brooks School is an historic former school building which is located in the Haddington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1919, the George L. Brooks School encompasses part of the original walls of the school's 1902 edifice that had been destroyed by fire. It is a three-story, five-bay, stone and brick building situated on a raised basement, and was designed in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a slightly projecting entrance bay with Gothic arched entryway and a crenellated parapet.[1]

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, it is currently used as senior housing.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-07-08. 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|H083445_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George L. Brooks School]. 2012-07-03. C. Doebley. PDF. June 1982.