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Richmond School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

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Built
  
1928–1929

NRHP Reference #
  
88002316

Phone
  
+1 215-291-4718

Architect
  
Irwin T. Catharine

Built by
  
Weiss Construction Co.

Area
  
8,900 m²

Added to NRHP
  
18 November 1988

Richmond School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Location
  
2944 Belgrade St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MPS
  
Philadelphia Public Schools TR

Address
  
2944 Belgrade St, Philadelphia, PA 19134, USA

Architectural style
  
Gothic Revival architecture

Similar
  
Alternative Middle Years at J, Francis Hopkinson School, Lewis C Cassidy School, Kennedy Crossan School, Benjamin Franklin Academic

Richmond Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1928–1929. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a projecting stone entryway with Tudor arch, stone beltcourse and cornice, and a crenellated parapet.

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

References

Richmond School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Wikipedia