J. Sylvester Ramsey School

J. Sylvester Ramsey School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Former site of the J. Sylvester Ramsey School in October 2024; currently an apartment building called Kahn Park Place: A Condominium.
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Location	Pine & Quince Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′43″N75°09′37″W / 39.9452°N 75.1604°W / 39.9452; -75.1604
Area	less than an acre
Built	1850 & 1894
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Other, Vernacular Greek Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003322 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1986

The J. Sylvester Ramsey School was an historic, American school building that was located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, ^[1] it has since been demolished.

History and architectural features

Built in 1850 and designed in a vernacular Greek Revival style, this structure was a three-story, five-bay, gable-roofed building with a three-story fire tower that was added in 1894. ^[2]

References

• Philadelphia portal

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 Ramsey, J. Sylvester, School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 4, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

• Free Library of Philadelphia: Historical Images of Philadelphia, The J. Sylvester Ramsey School