Thomas Buchanan Read School

The Thomas Buchanan Read School is an historic, American school building that is located in the Elmwood Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Thomas Buchanan Read School
Thomas Buchanan Read School, June 2010
Thomas Buchanan Read School is located in Philadelphia
Thomas Buchanan Read School
Thomas Buchanan Read School is located in Pennsylvania
Thomas Buchanan Read School
Thomas Buchanan Read School is located in the United States
Thomas Buchanan Read School
Location78th St. and Buist Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′24″N 75°14′52″W / 39.9066°N 75.2478°W / 39.9066; -75.2478
Arealess than one acre
Built1906-1908
Built byStewart Construction Co.
ArchitectHenry deCoursey Richards
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003325[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

History and architectural features

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Designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built between 1906 and 1908, this historic structure is a two-story, twenty-bay, red brick building with limestone trim. Created in the Georgian Revival style, it features a large projecting section, recessed entrance bays, brick piers with stone capitals, and a hipped roof with copper cupola.[2] It was named in honor of the poet and painter Thomas Buchanan Read.[3]


Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] it was home to the Motivation High School before the latter moved to its current location on Baltimore Avenue in 2013.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Thomas Buchanan Read School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ^ "Thomas Buchanan Read School". www.philadelphabuildings.org. The Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ Matheson, Kathy (March 7, 2013). "4 Philadelphia schools saved, 23 closing after SRC vote". WPVI-TV. Retrieved March 21, 2017.