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Francis Hopkinson School

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Built
  
1926–1927

Area
  
8,000 m²

Architectural style
  
Art Deco

NRHP Reference #
  
88002282

Phone
  
+1 215-537-2526

Added to NRHP
  
18 November 1988

Francis Hopkinson School

Location
  
1301-1331 E. Luzerne Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MPS
  
Philadelphia Public Schools TR

Address
  
4001 L St, Philadelphia, PA 19124, USA

Similar
  
James J Sullivan School, Paul L Dunbar School, Clara Barton School, Olney Elementary School, Benjamin Franklin Academic

Francis Hopkinson School is a historic elementary school located in the Juniata neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926–1927. It is a three-story, eight-bay, yellow brick building on a raised basement in the Art Deco style. It features an arched entryway with terra cotta trim and pilasters, a terra cotta cornice, and brick parapet. The school is named for Francis Hopkinson.

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

References

Francis Hopkinson School Wikipedia