Thomas Powers School


Thomas Powers School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Thomas Powers School, September 2010
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Location	Frankford Ave. and Somerset St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′19″N 75°7′12″W / 39.98861°N 75.12000°W / 39.98861; -75.12000Coordinates: 39°59′19″N 75°7′12″W / 39.98861°N 75.12000°W / 39.98861; -75.12000
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1899-1900
Built by	Pencock, J.E. & A.J.
Architect	Anshutz, J.W.
Architectural style	Romanesque
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	86003319^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Thomas Powers School is a historic school building located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1899-1900, and is a three-story, square, granite building with basement in the Romanesque style. It sits on a stone foundation and features a projecting round arched tower, stepped Flemish gable, and hipped roof with large projecting chimneys.^[2]

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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 Powers School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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