John Marshall School

John Marshall School

John Marshall School, September 2010
Location 1501-1527 Sellers St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°00′53″N 75°05′15″W / 40.0147°N 75.0874°W / 40.0147; -75.0874Coordinates: 40°00′53″N 75°05′15″W / 40.0147°N 75.0874°W / 40.0147; -75.0874
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1909-1910
Built by Peoples, David
Architect Richards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002298[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

John Marshall School is a historic school building located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1909-1910. It is a three-story, five-bay by three-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style. It has a three-story, rear brick addition built in 1922. It features a pedimented cornice, brick parapet, projecting central section, and a two-story arched opening above the main entrance.[2] The school was named for Chief Justice John Marshall.

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


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