Built 1908–1909 Area 8,000 m² | Built by Sax & Abbott Added to NRHP 4 December 1986 | |
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Location 5720 Media St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Architect Henry deCoursey Richards Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Anglo-Gothic MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR | ||
William B. Hanna School was a historic school building located in the Carroll Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1908–1909. It was a three-story, reinforced concrete, brick faced building in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It featured a central Gothic arched entry with grotesquess, limestone trim, and a cornice with terra cotta trim. The school name was changed to Guion Bluford Elementary School in recognition astronaut, Guion Bluford, who attended Hanna School. The older portion of the school was demolished in 2010 and a replacement attached to its 1974 addition.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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