George L. Brooks School

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George L. Brooks School
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George L. Brooks School, September 2010
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Location5630 Wyalusing Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′06″N75°14′01″W / 39.9683°N 75.2335°W / 39.9683; -75.2335
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1902, 1919
ArchitectLloyd Titus, Henry deCoursey Richards
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Anglo-Gothic
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No. 86003266 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

The George L. Brooks School is a historic former school building in the Haddington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1919, the George L. Brooks School encompasses part of the original walls of the school's 1902 edifice that had been destroyed by fire. It is a three-story, five-bay, stone and brick building situated on a raised basement, and was designed in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a slightly projecting entrance bay with Gothic arched entryway and a crenellated parapet. [2]

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, [1] it is currently used as senior housing.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 8, 2012.Note: This includes C. Doebley (June 1982). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George L. Brooks School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.