S. Weir Mitchell School

S. Weir Mitchell School

S. Weir Mitchell School, June 2010
Location Fifty-sixth and Kingsessing St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′11″N 75°13′26″W / 39.93639°N 75.22389°W / 39.93639; -75.22389Coordinates: 39°56′11″N 75°13′26″W / 39.93639°N 75.22389°W / 39.93639; -75.22389
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1915-1916
Built by Peoples, David
Architect Richards, Henry deCoursey
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Other, Academic Gothic
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003309[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

S. Weir Mitchell School is a historic school building located in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1915-1916. It is a four-story, seven bay, red brick building with terra cotta and granite trim in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It sits on a raised basement. It features a projecting entrance bay with oversized arched surround, projecting secondary entrance bays, terra cotta quoining, and an arched gable parapet.[2]

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 (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: S. Weir Mitchell School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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