Bayard Taylor School

Bayard Taylor School
Bayard Taylor School, September 2010
Location 3614-3630 N. Randolph St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°0′25″N 75°8′19″W / 40.00694°N 75.13861°W / 40.00694; -75.13861Coordinates: 40°0′25″N 75°8′19″W / 40.00694°N 75.13861°W / 40.00694; -75.13861
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1907-1908
Built by Peoples, David
Architect Richards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002329[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Bayard Taylor School is a School District of Philadelphia school in a historic school building located in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1907-1908. It is a three-story, seven bay, brick building with a raised basement in the Colonial Revival / Late Gothic Revival-style. It features an ornate entrance pavilion, stone detailing, and a brick parapet.[2] It was named for poet and author Bayard Taylor (1825-1878).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[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 Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Bayard Taylor School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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