S. Weir Mitchell School


S. Weir Mitchell School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
S. Weir Mitchell School, June 2010
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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 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: S. Weir Mitchell School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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