David Wilmot School

David Wilmot School

David Wilmot School, September 2010
Location 1734 Meadow St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°00′49″N 75°04′51″W / 40.01373°N 75.08088°W / 40.01373; -75.08088Coordinates: 40°00′49″N 75°04′51″W / 40.01373°N 75.08088°W / 40.01373; -75.08088
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1874, 1908
Built by Keas, William
Architect Esler, Lewis H.
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002289[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

David Wilmot School, also known as the J.C. King Educational Building, is a historic school building located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1874, and is a two-story, four bay, stone building in the Italianate-style. An addition was built in 1908. It features brownstone sills and arches and a gable over the entrance opening.[2] It was named for U.S. political figure David Wilmot (1814–1868).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes J. M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: David Wilmot School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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