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John L. Kinsey School

Coordinates: 40°03′13″N 75°09′09″W / 40.0536°N 75.1524°W / 40.0536; -75.1524
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John L. Kinsey School
John L. Kinsey School, September 2010
John L. Kinsey School is located in Philadelphia
John L. Kinsey School
John L. Kinsey School is located in Pennsylvania
John L. Kinsey School
John L. Kinsey School is located in the United States
John L. Kinsey School
LocationSixty-fifth Ave. and Limekiln Pike, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°03′13″N 75°09′09″W / 40.0536°N 75.1524°W / 40.0536; -75.1524
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1915-1916
Built byCramp & Co.
ArchitectRichards, Henry deCoursey
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Other, Academic Gothic
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003297[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

John L. Kinsey School is a former K-8 school located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was a part of the School District of Philadelphia.

It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built by Cramp & Co. in 1915-1916. It is a four-story, seven bay reinforced concrete and brick building on a raised basement in Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting entrance bay and limestone and terra cotta decorative details.[2]

History

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

The district closed Kinsey in 2013.[3]

The possible options for students after the closure were Rowen Elementary School, Prince Hall Elementary School, Pastorius Elementary School, Pennell Elementary School, and Gen. Louis Wagner Middle School.[4]

Feeder patterns

Kinsey students were zoned to King High School.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: John L. Kinsey School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ^ "4 Philadelphia schools saved, 23 closing after SRC vote". 6 ABC. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  4. ^ "Kinsey Elementary." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 19/40. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.