Built 1907–1908 Area 8,000 m² Added to NRHP 4 December 1986 | NRHP Reference # 86003289 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | |
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Location 712 S. Twelfth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR | ||
Nathaniel Hawthorne School is a historic school building located in the Hawthorne neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1907–1908. It is a four-story, "E"-shaped, reinforced concrete building clad in brick and in the Classical Revival-style. It an entrance with hooded limestone surround, terra cotta trim, limestone quoins, and an arched shaped parapet. The school was named for author Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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