John Greenleaf Whittier School | |
John Greenleaf Whittier School, September 2010 | |
Location | 2600 Clearfield St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°00′09″N75°10′26″W / 40.0025°N 75.1739°W |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
Built | 1913 |
Built by | Cramp & Co. |
Architect | Henry deCourcy Richards |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002334 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
The John Greenleaf Whittier School is a historic American school building in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1] The school was closed in 2013. [2]
Designed by architect Henry deCourcy Richards, this historic structure was built in 1913. It is a three-story, brick-faced reinforced concrete building, five bays wide with terra cotta trim, and has a Classical Revival-style entrance surround with entablature. [3] It is named for John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1] The school was closed in 2013. [2] The school is now home to KIPP Philadelphia preparatory academy.