Rudolph Walton School

Rudolph Walton School

Rudolph Walton School, September 2010
Location 2601--2631 N. Twenty-eighth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′42″N 75°10′37″W / 39.99500°N 75.17694°W / 39.99500; -75.17694Coordinates: 39°59′42″N 75°10′37″W / 39.99500°N 75.17694°W / 39.99500; -75.17694
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1901, 1915, 1924
Built by Tafford, T.C.
Architectural style Late Victorian
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003341[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Rudolph Walton School is a historic school building located in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1900-1901, and is a 3 1/2-story building, of coursed, cast stone ashlar. Brick additions were built in 1915 and 1924. It has a low hipped roof and large double hung windows. The projecting central entrance pavilion has a Renaissance Revival-style portico. It was among the first schools designed by J. Horace Cook after his appointment as Supervising Architect for the School Board.[2] It was named for merchant Rudolph Walton (1826-1900).[3]

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 M. Lewis, B. Mintz (February 1985, July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Rudolph Walton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ Rudolph Walton School website


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