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William W. Axe School

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Built
  
1903–1904

NRHP Reference #
  
88002240

Added to NRHP
  
18 November 1988

Built by
  
Samuel, Jr. Gourley

Area
  
8,000 m²

Architect
  
Lloyd Titus

William W. Axe School

Location
  
1709 Kinsey St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MPS
  
Philadelphia Public Schools TR

Architectural style
  
Colonial Revival architecture

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

William W. Axe School is a historic school building located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Lloyd Titus and built in 1903–1904. It is a two-story, three-bay, stone building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style. It has a one-story, rear brick addition. It features stone lintels and sashes and a projecting center section with gable.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is currently home to the Northeast Frankford site of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia.

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William W. Axe School Wikipedia