William W. Axe School
William W. Axe School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 1709 Kinsey St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°0′42″N 75°5′2″W / 40.01167°N 75.08389°WCoordinates: 40°0′42″N 75°5′2″W / 40.01167°N 75.08389°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1903–1904 |
Built by | Samuel, Jr. Gourley |
Architect | Lloyd Titus |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002240[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
William W. Axe School is a historic school building located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Lloyd Titus and built in 1903–1904. It is a two-story, three-bay, stone building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style. It has a one-story, rear brick addition. It features stone lintels and sashes and a projecting center section with gable.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It is currently home to the Northeast Frankford site of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia.[3][4]
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 Jefferson M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: William W. Axe School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "Locations". Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ "Northeast Frankford Boys & Girls Club Advisory Council Meeting". Frankford Gazette. March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1904
- Frankford, Philadelphia
- Defunct schools in Pennsylvania
- 1904 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs