Anthony Wayne School

Anthony Wayne School is a historic former school building located in the Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1908–1909. It is a four-story, five bay, reinforced concrete building clad in brick and in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting entrance with terra cotta ornament, a projecting multi-story terra cotta bay, terra cotta decorative panels, and a parapet.[2] The school was named for United States Army general and statesman Anthony Wayne (1745–1786).

Anthony Wayne School
Anthony Wayne School entrance, May 2010
Location1701 S. 28th St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°55′53″N 75°11′28″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1908–1909
ArchitectHenry deCoursey Richards
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003344[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1986

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is now used as senior housing.

Anthony Wayne School in 1914 (photograph by Franklin D. Edmunds)

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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: Anthony Wayne School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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