David Wilmot School

David Wilmot School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
David Wilmot School, September 2010
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Location	1734 Meadow Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′50″N75°04′51″W / 40.0138°N 75.0808°W / 40.0138; -75.0808
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1874 & 1908
Built by	William Keas
Architect	Lewis H. Esler
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002289 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

The David Wilmot Public School For Coloured Children, also known as the J.C. King Educational Building, is located the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1874, it is a two-story, four-bay, stone building in the Italianate-design presumably of Lewis H. Esler (1819-1883), a prominent architect employed by the Philadelphia Board of Public Education. ^[2]

An addition was built in 1908. It features brownstone sills and arches and a gable over the entrance opening. ^[3] It was named for U.S. political figure and abolitionist, David Wilmot (1814–1868).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Menkevich, Joseph, J. "THE DAVID WILMOT PUBLIC SCHOOL" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission, Nomination. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
3. Jefferson M. Moak (June 1987). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Wilmot, David, School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 6, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)