Rudolph Walton School | |
Rudolph Walton School, September 2010 | |
Location | 2601–2631 N. Twenty-eighth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Coordinates | 39°59′42″N 75°10′37″W / 39.99500°N 75.17694°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1901, 1915, 1924 |
Built by | T.C. Tafford |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003341[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
The Rudolph Walton School is a historic school building located in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Built between 1900 and 1901, this historic structure is a three-and-one-half-story building, that was made using coursed, cast stone ashlar and has a low hipped roof, large double hung windows, and brick additions that were built in 1915 and 1924. The projecting central entrance pavilion has a Renaissance Revival-style portico.
It was among the first schools designed by J. Horace Cook after his appointment as supervising architect for the school board.[2] The school was named for merchant Rudolph Walton (1826–1900).[3]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The school has been abandoned since 2003 despite attempts to re-open as a charter school.[4]