Built 1928–1929 NRHP Reference # 88002307 Added to NRHP 18 November 1988 | Built by Weiss Construction Co. Area 8,000 m² | |
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Location 2400 Christian St.,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture | ||
William S. Peirce School is a historic school building located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1928–1929. It is a four-story, nine bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features pilasters with limestone caps and a projecting entrance pavilion with an arched opening.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The school has been closed since 2007, although the building is still owned by the School District of Philadelphia.
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