Delaplaine McDaniel School
Delaplaine McDaniel School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 1801 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°55′46″N 75°10′54″W / 39.9295°N 75.1816°WCoordinates: 39°55′46″N 75°10′54″W / 39.9295°N 75.1816°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1935–1937 |
Built by | Appleton, Murta & Co. |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003303[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
Delaplaine McDaniel School is a historic K-8 school located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1935–1937. It is a three-story, 16 bay, yellow brick building in the Art Deco-style. It features three zigzag brick and limestone panels, brick pilasters with stepped capitals, and entrances with limestone pilasters.[2] The school was named for the Philadelphia Quaker iron ore manufacturer and merchant (1817–1885), who left funds for the establishment of the school.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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- ^ 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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Delaplaine McDaniel School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
External links[]
Media related to Delaplaine McDaniel School at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Delaplaine McDaniel School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Art Deco architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1937
- School District of Philadelphia
- South Philadelphia
- Public K–8 schools in Philadelphia