Nathaniel Hawthorne School
Appearance
Nathaniel Hawthorne School | |
Nathaniel Hawthorne School, February 2010 | |
Location | 712 S. Twelfth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°56′30″N 75°09′44″W / 39.9417°N 75.1623°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1907-1908 |
Architect | Richards, Henry deCoursey |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003289[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
Nathaniel Hawthorne School is a historic school building located in the Hawthorne neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1907-1908. It is a four-story, "E"-shaped, reinforced concrete building clad in brick and in the Classical Revival-style. It an entrance with hooded limestone surround, terra cotta trim, limestone quoins, and an arched shaped parapet.[2] It was named for author Nathaniel Hawthorne.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Nathaniel Hawthorne School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1908
- School District of Philadelphia
- South Philadelphia
- 1908 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs