William S. Peirce School | |
![]() William S. Peirce School, May 2010 | |
Location | 2400 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Coordinates | 39°56′30″N 75°10′59″W / 39.9418°N 75.1830°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1928–1929 |
Built by | Weiss Construction Co. |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002307 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
The William S. Peirce School is a historic school building that is located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1928 and 1929, it is a four-story, nine-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Created in the Late Gothic Revival-style, it features pilasters with limestone caps and a projecting entrance pavilion with an arched opening. [2]
This historic building opened in 1928 as a K-8 school, but elementary grades were dropped in 1988. [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]
By 2002 Universal Companies took control of the school. [4]
The school has been closed since 2007, although the building is still owned by the School District of Philadelphia. [5] [6]
William S. Peirce School | |
![]() William S. Peirce School, May 2010 | |
Location | 2400 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Coordinates | 39°56′30″N 75°10′59″W / 39.9418°N 75.1830°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1928–1929 |
Built by | Weiss Construction Co. |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002307 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
The William S. Peirce School is a historic school building that is located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1928 and 1929, it is a four-story, nine-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Created in the Late Gothic Revival-style, it features pilasters with limestone caps and a projecting entrance pavilion with an arched opening. [2]
This historic building opened in 1928 as a K-8 school, but elementary grades were dropped in 1988. [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]
By 2002 Universal Companies took control of the school. [4]
The school has been closed since 2007, although the building is still owned by the School District of Philadelphia. [5] [6]