Beggarstown School

Beggarstown School
School in 1972
Location 6669 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°3′5″N 75°11′7″W / 40.05139°N 75.18528°W / 40.05139; -75.18528Coordinates: 40°3′5″N 75°11′7″W / 40.05139°N 75.18528°W / 40.05139; -75.18528
Area less than one acre
Built 1740
NRHP Reference #

71000718

[1]
Added to NRHP November 23, 1971

The Beggarstown School, built c. 1740, is a historic school in Beggarstown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, now part of the Mount Airy neighborhood. It is a rare example of a colonial era school building. The small building has one-and-a-half stories and measures 28 feet 3 inches (8.61 m) across the front, and 18 feet 3 inches (5.56 m) along the sides. A brick el in the rear was added after a 1915 restoration. The four-bay front is constructed of Wissahickon schist ashlar, and the sides of stuccoed rubble. The school was altered in 1840.[2] A few of the original floorboards remain in the otherwise greatly altered interior. The building is owned by the adjacent St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is also a contributing building in the Colonial Germantown Historic District, a National Historic Landmark Historic District.[3]

See also

Concord School, a nearby school built in 1775

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Beggarstown School (catalog card)" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 1979. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Nomination Form for Beggarstown School, 1971. Enter "public" for ID and "public" for password to access the site.

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