Thomas Buchanan Read School

	Thomas Buchanan Read School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Thomas Buchanan Read School, June 2010
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Location	78th St. and Buist Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°54′24″N 75°14′52″W / 39.9066°N 75.2478°WCoordinates: 39°54′24″N 75°14′52″W / 39.9066°N 75.2478°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1906-1908
Built by	Stewart Construction Co.
Architect	Henry deCoursey Richards
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003325
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Thomas Buchanan Read School is a historic school building located in the Elmwood Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1906–1908. It is a two-story, 20 bay, red brick building with limestone trim in the Georgian Revival-style. It features a large projecting section, recessed entrance bays, brick piers with stone capitals, and a hipped roof with copper cupola.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1] It was home to the Motivation High School before the latter moved to its current location on Baltimore Avenue in 2013.^[3]

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 (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Thomas Buchanan Read School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
^ Matheson, Kathy (March 7, 2013). "4 Philadelphia schools saved, 23 closing after SRC vote". WPVI-TV. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "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: Thomas Buchanan Read School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

[3] Matheson, Kathy (March 7, 2013). "4 Philadelphia schools saved, 23 closing after SRC vote". WPVI-TV. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

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