Alexander Dallas Bache School

Alexander Dallas Bache School
Alexander Dallas Bache School, August 2010
Location 801 N. Twenty-second St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′12″N 75°10′26″W / 39.97000°N 75.17389°W / 39.97000; -75.17389Coordinates: 39°58′12″N 75°10′26″W / 39.97000°N 75.17389°W / 39.97000; -75.17389
Area less than one acre
Built 1905-1906
Built by Wiggins,J.R., Co.
Architect Titus, Lloyd
Architectural style Romanesque
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003262[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Alexander Dallas Bache School is a historic school building located in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Lloyd Titus and built in 1905-1906. It is a three-story, "L"-shaped, stone building in the Romanesque-style. It features a central projecting gable elaborate arched window.[2] It is named for Philadelphia native Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867), an American physicist, scientist and surveyor.

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

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Alexander Dallas Bache School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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