David Farragut School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

David Farragut School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
David Farragut School, September 2010
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Location	170 W. Cumberland St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′17″N75°08′05″W / 39.9880°N 75.1348°W / 39.9880; -75.1348
Area	less than one acre
Built	1873
Architect	Louis Esler
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003280 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

David Farragut School is a historic school building located in the West Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1873 and is a three-story, four-bay, stone building in the Italianate-style. An addition was built in 1915. It features brownstone and limestone trim. ^[2] It was named for Admiral David Farragut (1801–1870).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. unknown (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Farragut, David, School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)