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Thomas Powers School

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Built
  
1899–1900

NRHP Reference #
  
86003319

Architectural style
  
Romanesque architecture

Built by
  
J.E. & A.J. Pencock

Area
  
4,000 m²

Added to NRHP
  
4 December 1986

Thomas Powers School

Location
  
Frankford Ave. and Somerset St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MPS
  
Philadelphia Public Schools TR

Similar
  
Citizens Bank Park, Tower Theater, Liacouras Center, Mütter Museum, National Museum of American

Thomas Powers School is a historic school building located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1899–1900, and is a three-story, square, granite building with basement in the Romanesque style. It sits on a stone foundation and features a projecting round arched tower, stepped Flemish gable, and hipped roof with large projecting chimneys.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

References

Thomas Powers School Wikipedia