Franklin Learning Center
William Penn High School for Girls | |
 William Penn High School for Girls, August 2010 | |
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| Location | 1501 Wallace St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1908-1909 |
| Architect | Richards, Henry deCoursey |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003316[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1986 |
The former William Penn High School for Girls, now known as Franklin Learning Center High School, is a historic high school building located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1908-1909. It is a four-story, brick and limestone building in the Classical Revival-style. It features a projecting center section and two-story portico.[2] It was named for Pennsylvania founder William Penn.
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: William Penn High School for Girls" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1909
- High schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Defunct schools in Pennsylvania
- 1909 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Spring Garden, Philadelphia
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs