| Thomas Buchanan Read School | |
| Location: | 78th St. and Buist Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 39.9066°N -75.2478°W |
| Built: | 1906-1908 |
| Architect: | Henry deCoursey Richards |
| Builder: | Stewart Construction Co. |
| Architecture: | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| Added: | December 4, 1986 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 86003325 |
The Thomas Buchanan Read School is an historic, American school building that is located in the Elmwood Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built between 1906 and 1908, this historic structure is a two-story, twenty-bay, red brick building with limestone trim. Created in the Georgian Revival style, it features a large projecting section, recessed entrance bays, brick piers with stone capitals, and a hipped roof with copper cupola.[1] It was named in honor of the poet and painter Thomas Buchanan Read.[2]
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, it was home to the Motivation High School before the latter moved to its current location on Baltimore Avenue in 2013.[3]