S. Weir Mitchell School Explained

S. Weir Mitchell School
Location:5500 Kingsessing Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9369°N -75.2237°W
Built:1915–1916
Architect:Henry deCoursey Richards
Builder:David Peoples
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic
Added:December 4, 1986
Refnum:86003309

The S. Weir Mitchell Elementary School is an historic, American elementary school that is located in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

History and architectural features

This building was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built between 1915 and 1916. It is a four-story, seven-bay, red brick building with terra cotta and granite trim. Created in the Late Gothic Revival style, it was erected above a raised basement and features a projecting entrance bay with oversized, arched-surround, projecting, secondary entrance bays, terra cotta quoining, and an arched gable parapet.[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H083426_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: S. Weir Mitchell School]. 2012-07-03. B. Mintz. PDF. July 1986.