Lydia Darrah School

Lydia Darrah School

Lydia Darrah School, August 2010
Location 708-732 N. Seventeenth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′05″N 75°09′56″W / 39.9681°N 75.1655°W / 39.9681; -75.1655Coordinates: 39°58′05″N 75°09′56″W / 39.9681°N 75.1655°W / 39.9681; -75.1655
Area less than one acre
Built 1926-1927
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Moderne
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003269[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Lydia Darrah School is a historic school building located in the Francisville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926-1927. It is a three-story, rectangular brick building with a raised basement in the Moderne-style. It features terracotta trim, fluted columns, and an undulating parapet wall.[2] It was named for Revolutionary War figure Lydia Darrah (1728-1789).

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (September 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Lydia Darrah School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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