Robert Ralston School | |
Robert Ralston School, April 2010 | |
Location | 221 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°56′26″N75°8′48″W / 39.94056°N 75.14667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1869 |
Built by | G. Brinkworth |
Architect | Louis H. Esler |
Architectural style | Vernacular Gothic |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003321 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
The Robert Ralston School is a historic American school building in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]
Built in 1869, this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-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]