Thomas Buchanan Read School


Thomas Buchanan Read School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Thomas Buchanan Read School, June 2010
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Location	Seventy-eighth and Buist Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°54′23″N 75°14′54″W / 39.90639°N 75.24833°W / 39.90639; -75.24833Coordinates: 39°54′23″N 75°14′54″W / 39.90639°N 75.24833°W / 39.90639; -75.24833
Area	less than one acre
Built	1906-1908
Built by	Stewart Construction Co.
Architect	Richards, Henry deCoursey
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Other, Georgian Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	86003325^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Thomas Buchanan Read School is a historic school building located in the Elmwood Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1906-1908. It is a two-story, 20 bay, red brick building with limestone trim in the Georgian Revival-style. It features a large projecting section, recessed entrance bays, brick piers with stone capitals, and a hipped roof with copper cupola.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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: Thomas Buchanan Read School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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