Grays Road Recreation Center Explained

Grays Road Recreation Center
Location:2501 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9422°N -75.185°W
Built:1926-1927
Architect:Windrim, John T.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:April 21, 1988
Refnum:88000448

Grays Road Recreation Center is an historic recreation center, which is located in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Designed by John T. Windrim and built between 1926 and 1927, it is a two-and-one-half-story, five-bay by nine-bay, red-brick building in the Colonial Revival style.

It has a gable roof with dormers, centrally placed arched entryway with stone surround, and two internal brick chimneys. The interior features a two-story auditorium, measuring fifty feet by thirty feet.

The building was funded by the Richard Smith Family Trust.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-07-07. 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|H053121_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grays Road Recreation Center]. 2012-07-03. Elizabeth R. Mintz. PDF. November 1987.