William S. Peirce School
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William S. Peirce School | |
William S. Peirce School, May 2010 | |
Location | 2400 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°56′30″N 75°10′59″W / 39.9418°N 75.1830°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1928–1929 |
Built by | Weiss Construction Co. |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002307[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
William S. Peirce School is a historic school building located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1928–1929. It is a four-story, nine bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features pilasters with limestone caps and a projecting entrance pavilion with an arched opening.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] The school has been closed since 2007, although the building is still owned by the School District of Philadelphia.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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: William S. Peirce School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ "What to do with W.S. Peirce School?". Naked Philly. July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ Adelman, Jacob (December 23, 2016). "Philly school district puts former Peirce Elementary building up for sale". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 19, 2017.