Benjamin Franklin School (Philadelphia)

Benjamin Franklin School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Benjamin Franklin School, October 2010

Location	5737-5741 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°2′33″N 75°6′17″W / 40.04250°N 75.10472°W / 40.04250; -75.10472Coordinates: 40°2′33″N 75°6′17″W / 40.04250°N 75.10472°W / 40.04250; -75.10472
Area	2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built	1915-1916
Built by	Dougherty, William R.
Architect	Richards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Other, Utilitarian
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002274^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Benjamin Franklin School is a historic school building located in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1915-1916. It is a two-story, five-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. Additions were built in 1931 and 1954. It features entrances with carved stone and terra cotta surrounds and a brick parapet.^[2] It was named for Benjamin Franklin.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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: Benjamin Franklin School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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