Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 86003269 Added to NRHP 4 December 1986 | Built 1926-1927 | |
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MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR Address Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA Similar Darrah Apartments, Laura Wheeler Waring P, Gesu School, Benjamin Franklin High Sch, Embassy Apartments | ||
Lydia Darrah School is a historic school building located in the Francisville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926-1927. It is a three-story, rectangular brick building with a raised basement in the Moderne-style. It features terracotta trim, fluted columns, and an undulating parapet wall. It was named for Revolutionary War figure Lydia Darrah (1728-1789).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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