John Marshall School

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John Marshall School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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John Marshall School, September 2010
John Marshall School is located in Philadelphia
John Marshall School
Location1501 Sellers St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°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
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1909–1910
Built byDavid Peoples
ArchitectHenry deCourcy Richards
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002298[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

John Marshall Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building 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.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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