Charles B. Lore Elementary School | |
Location | Fourth St. and Woodlawn Ave., Wilmington, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 39°45′0″N75°34′34″W / 39.75000°N 75.57611°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1932 |
Built by | Francis, William, B. and Co |
Architect | Guilbert and Betelle |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival, English Collegiate Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 83001337 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 16, 1983 |
Charles B. Lore Elementary School is a historic elementary school building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1932, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, E-shaped red brick building in the Collegiate Gothic style. It features a four-story central tower, steep pitched, slate gable roof, stone surrounds on windows and doors, and battlements above entryways. The school was named for Charles B. Lore (1831-1911). It was closed in 1981 because of declining enrollment. [2] It was later converted to an assisted living facility.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
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