Rudolph Walton School

	Rudolph Walton School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Rudolph Walton School, September 2010
Location	2601–2631 N. Twenty-eighth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	39°59′42″N75°10′37″W / 39.99500°N 75.17694°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1901, 1915, 1924
Built by	T.C. Tafford
Architectural style	Late Victorian
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003341
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Last updated November 15, 2023

The Rudolph Walton School is a historic school building located in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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

History and architectural features

Built between 1900 and 1901, this historic structure is a three-and-one-half-story building, that was made using coursed, cast stone ashlar and has a low hipped roof, large double hung windows, and brick additions that were built in 1915 and 1924. The projecting central entrance pavilion has a Renaissance Revival-style portico.

It was among the first schools designed by J. Horace Cook after his appointment as supervising architect for the school board.^[2] The school was named for merchant Rudolph Walton (1826–1900).^[3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1] The school has been abandoned since 2003 despite attempts to re-open as a charter school.^[4]

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References

1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes M. Lewis, B. Mintz (July 1986) [February 1985]. "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Rudolph Walton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
↑ Rudolph Walton School website
↑ Herold, Benjamin (March 22, 2013). "KIPP backs out of deal to buy vacant Philadelphia school". Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

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[nris-1] 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes M. Lewis, B. Mintz (July 1986) [February 1985]. "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Rudolph Walton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

[3] Rudolph Walton School website

[4] Herold, Benjamin (March 22, 2013). "KIPP backs out of deal to buy vacant Philadelphia school". Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

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