Overbrook Elementary School
Appearance
Overbrook School | |
Location | 2032 North 62nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°58′55″N 75°14′44″W / 39.9819°N 75.2456°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1905–1907 |
Built by | William J. Smith |
Architect | Lloyd Titus, Henry deCourcy Richards |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002304[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Overbrook Elementary School is a historic elementary school in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was built in 1905–1907, and is a two-story, nine-bay brick building faced with granite in the Colonial Revival-style. It sits on a raised basement. An eight-bay addition designed by Henry deCourcy Richards was built in 1913–1914. It features a slightly projecting front gable.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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: Overbrook School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
External links
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1914
- Overbrook, Philadelphia
- School District of Philadelphia
- Public elementary schools in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs