Franklin Smedley School

Franklin Smedley School

Franklin Smedley School, September 2010
Location 5199 Mulberry St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°01′11″N 75°04′26″W / 40.0197°N 75.0740°W / 40.0197; -75.0740Coordinates: 40°01′11″N 75°04′26″W / 40.0197°N 75.0740°W / 40.0197; -75.0740
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built 1927-1928
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002323[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Franklin Smedley School is a historic school building located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927-1928. It is a three-story, nine-bay, yellow brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a projecting stone entryway with Tudor-arched opening, stone openings, and a crenellated parapet.[2]

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 (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Franklin Smedley School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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