Gen. David B. Birney School

Gen. David B. Birney School is a historic school building located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia. Originally built for the School District of Philadelphia, it was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1912–1913. The building is now home to The Lindley Academy Charter School At Birney, a charter school within the School District of Philadelphia.

Gen. David B. Birney School
Gen. David B. Birney School decorative panel, September 2010
Gen. David B. Birney School is located in Philadelphia
Gen. David B. Birney School
Gen. David B. Birney School is located in Pennsylvania
Gen. David B. Birney School
Gen. David B. Birney School is located in the United States
Gen. David B. Birney School
Location900 W. Lindley St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′45″N 75°08′19″W / 40.0293°N 75.1387°W / 40.0293; -75.1387
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1912-1913
Built byWehmeyer, H.H.
ArchitectRichards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002246[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

The building is a three-story, five-bay, reinforced concrete building in the Tudor Revival-style. It is faced in brick and features a limestone center entrance with entablature and decorative panels.[2]

The school was named for Civil War General David B. Birney (1825-1864), son of the noted abolitionist James G. Birney.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-23. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gen. David B. Birney School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.