Lydia Darrah School
Lydia Darrah School | |
Location | 708-732 N. Seventeenth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°58′05″N 75°09′56″W / 39.9681°N 75.1655°WCoordinates: 39°58′05″N 75°09′56″W / 39.9681°N 75.1655°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1926-1927 |
Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
Architectural style | Moderne |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003269[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
Lydia Darrah School is a historic school building located in the Francisville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926–1927. It is a three-story, rectangular brick building with a raised basement in the Moderne-style. It features terracotta trim, fluted columns, and an undulating parapet wall.[2] It was named for Revolutionary War figure Lydia Darrah (1728-1789).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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 B. Mintz (September 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Lydia Darrah School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Moderne architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1927
- Lower North Philadelphia
- 1927 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs