George W. Childs School | |
George W. Childs School, February 2010 | |
Location | 1501 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°55′53″N 75°10′22″W / 39.9313°N 75.1729°W / 39.9313; -75.1729Coordinates: 39°55′53″N 75°10′22″W / 39.9313°N 75.1729°W / 39.9313; -75.1729 |
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
Built | 1893 |
Built by | Johnson & Byrens |
Architect | Joseph W. Anschutz |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002257[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
George W. Childs School is a historic school building located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1893–1894, and is a three-story, three bay, brick building with brownstone trim in the Classical Revival-style. A three-story, nine bay yellow brick addition was built in 1928. It features a stone arched entrance, Palladian window, and copper cornice.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] In 2010, the school building was closed, and the school and students were moved several blocks north to the former Barratt Junior High School building.[3]
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