Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School

The Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School is an historic elementary school which is located in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

Benjamin Franklin School
Benjamin Franklin School, October 2010
Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School is located in Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School
Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School is located in Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School
Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School is located in the United States
Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School
Location5737 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°02′33″N 75°06′15″W / 40.0424°N 75.1042°W / 40.0424; -75.1042
Area2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built1915
Built byWilliam R. Dougherty
ArchitectHenry deCourcy Richards
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Utilitarian
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002274[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

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

History and architectural features edit

The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and was built in 1915. It is a two-story, five-bay, brick building tt was erected atop a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. Additions were built in 1931 and 1954. It features entrances with carved stone and terra cotta surrounds and a brick parapet.[2] The school was named for Benjamin Franklin.

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-28. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Benjamin Franklin School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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