Robert Ralston School

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Robert Ralston School
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Robert Ralston School, April 2010
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Location221 Bainbridge Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′26″N75°8′48″W / 39.94056°N 75.14667°W / 39.94056; -75.14667
Arealess than one acre
Built1869
Built byG. Brinkworth
ArchitectLouis H. Esler
Architectural styleVernacular Gothic
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No. 86003321 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

The Robert Ralston School is a historic American school building in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1869, this historic structure is a 2+12-story, four-bay, brick building with a stucco foundation that was designed in the Gothic Revival style. It has a later addition in an industrial style. It features a pedimented front gable, a molded wood cornice, and an ocular vent opening. [2] It was named after merchant and philanthropist Robert Ralston (1761–1836).

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Mintz, B. (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Robert Ralston School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.