Overbrook Elementary School

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Overbrook School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Overbrook School 1913.jpg
Overbrook School, June 2010
Overbrook Elementary School is located in Philadelphia
Overbrook Elementary School
Location2032 North 62nd Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′55″N 75°14′44″W / 39.9819°N 75.2456°W / 39.9819; -75.2456Coordinates: 39°58′55″N 75°14′44″W / 39.9819°N 75.2456°W / 39.9819; -75.2456
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1905–1907
Built byWilliam J. Smith
ArchitectLloyd Titus, Henry deCourcy Richards
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002304[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

Overbrook Elementary School is a historic elementary school in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was built in 1905–1907, and is a two-story, nine-bay brick building faced with granite in the Colonial Revival-style. It sits on a raised basement. An eight-bay addition designed by Henry deCourcy Richards was built in 1913–1914. It features a slightly projecting front gable.[2]

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

References[]

  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: Overbrook School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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