Frances E. Willard School

	Francis E. Willard School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Francis E. Willard School, September 2010
Location	Emerald and Orleans Sts.,; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′30″N75°07′02″W / 39.9917°N 75.1171°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1907–1908
Architect	Henry deCoursey Richards
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003346
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Last updated January 08, 2025

Frances E. Willard School is an elementary school located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school is named for suffragist Frances Willard.

The original school building was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1907–1908. It is a four-story, three-bay, E-shaped, brick-clad concrete building in the Classical Revival style. It features limestone trim, a 2+1⁄2-story overscale arched opening, and brick parapet.^[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1]

In 2010, the school moved into a new building on Elkhart Street, just north of the old building.^[3]

The school was converted into the Maguire Residence in 2020, an affordable permanent supportive housing option run by Project HOME.^[4]

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References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2012.Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Francis E. Willard School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.
↑ Socolar, Paul (September 7, 2010). "At long last, a new Willard School opens". Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
↑ "Project HOME'S 19th Affordable Residence Opens | Project HOME". www.projecthome.org. October 6, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2012.Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Francis E. Willard School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.

[3] Socolar, Paul (September 7, 2010). "At long last, a new Willard School opens". Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Retrieved March 15, 2017.

[4] "Project HOME'S 19th Affordable Residence Opens | Project HOME". www.projecthome.org. October 6, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

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