George W. Childs School (former building) explained
| George W. Childs School |
| Location: | 1501 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 39.9313°N -75.1729°W |
| Built: | 1893 |
| Architect: | Joseph W. Anschutz |
| Builder: | Johnson & Byrens |
| Architecture: | Classical Revival |
| Added: | November 18, 1988 |
| Refnum: | 88002257 |
The George W. Childs School is a historic school building which is located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was a facility of the School District of Philadelphia.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
History and architectural features
Built between 1893 and 1894, the George W. Childs School is a three-story, three-bay, brick building with brownstone trim, which was designed in the Classical Revival-style.[1]
A three-story, nine-bay yellow brick addition was subsequently erected in 1928, which features a stone arched entrance, Palladian window, and copper cornice.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
In 2010, the school building was closed, and the school and students were moved several blocks north to the former Barratt Junior High School building.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-07-07. 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|H095018_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George W. Childs School]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.
- Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-07-07. 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|H095018_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George W. Childs School]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.
- Web site: Point Breeze: G.W. Childs Elementary School Adjusts to Series of Transitions. Charlotte. Jacobson. Skye. Leppo. Philadelphia Neighborhoods. Temple University Department of Journalism. December 11, 2013. March 18, 2017.
