Built 1915-1916 Area 8,500 m² Added to NRHP 18 November 1988 | Built by Dougherty, William R. Phone +1 215-728-5017 | |
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Location 5737-5741 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Architect Richards, Henry deCourcy Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Other, Utilitarian MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR Address 5735 Rising Sun Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19120, USA Similar Olney Elementary School, Andrew J Morrison School, Clara Barton School, Francis Hopkinson School, Thomas K Finletter School | ||
Benjamin Franklin School is a historic school building located in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1915-1916. It is a two-story, five-bay, brick building on 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. It was named for Benjamin Franklin.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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