Thomas Buchanan Read School
Thomas Buchanan Read School | |
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| Location | 78th St. and Buist Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 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[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
The Thomas Buchanan Read School is a historic American school building in the Elmwood Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit | edit source]Designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built between 1906 and 1908, this historic structure is a two-story, twenty-bay, red brick building with limestone trim. Created 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 named in honor of the poet and painter Thomas Buchanan Read.[3]
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.[4]
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