William W. Axe School

William W. Axe School
Invalid designation
Location 1709-1733 Kinsey St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°0′42″N 75°5′2″W / 40.01167°N 75.08389°W / 40.01167; -75.08389Coordinates: 40°0′42″N 75°5′2″W / 40.01167°N 75.08389°W / 40.01167; -75.08389
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1903-1904
Built by Gourley, Samuel, Jr.
Architect Titus, Lloyd
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002240[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

William W. Axe School is a historic school building located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Lloyd Titus and built in 1903-1904. It is a two-story, three-bay, stone building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style. It has a one-story, rear brick addition. It features stone lintels and sashes and a projecting center section with gable.[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 Jefferson M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: William W. Axe School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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