Anthony Wayne School
Anthony Wayne School | |
 Anthony Wayne School entrance, May 2010 | |
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| Location | 1701 S. 28th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′53″N 75°11′28″W / 39.93139°N 75.19111°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1908–1909 |
| Architect | Henry deCoursey Richards |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003344[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1986 |
Anthony Wayne School is a historic former school building located in the Girard Estate neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1908–1909. It is a four-story, five bay, reinforced concrete building clad in brick and in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting entrance with terra cotta ornament, a projecting multi-story terra cotta bay, terra cotta decorative panels, and a parapet.[2] The school was named for United States Army general and statesman Anthony Wayne (1745–1786).
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is now used as senior housing.
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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Anthony Wayne School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
