Alexander K. McClure School
Alexander K. McClure School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 600 West Hunting Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°0′54″N 75°8′17″W / 40.01500°N 75.13806°WCoordinates: 40°0′54″N 75°8′17″W / 40.01500°N 75.13806°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1910–1911 |
Built by | Cramp & Co. |
Architect | Henry deCourcy Richards |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002300[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Alexander K. McClure School is a historic elementary school located in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1910–1911. It is a three-story, five bay, brick building with a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features a three-story, rounded arched opening above the entrance, stone trim, and a rounded parapet. An addition was built in 1967.[2] The school was named for journalist and politician Alexander Kelly McClure.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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 J. M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Alexander K. McClure School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1911
- Hunting Park, Philadelphia
- Elementary schools in Philadelphia
- School District of Philadelphia
- 1911 establishments in Pennsylvania