Alexander K. McClure School

Alexander K. McClure School

Alexander K. McClure School, September 2010
Location 4139 N. 6th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°0′54″N 75°8′17″W / 40.01500°N 75.13806°W / 40.01500; -75.13806Coordinates: 40°0′54″N 75°8′17″W / 40.01500°N 75.13806°W / 40.01500; -75.13806
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1910-1911
Built by Cramp & Co.
Architect Richards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002300[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Alexander K. McClure School is a school of the School District of Philadelphia located in a historic school building located in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1910-1911. It is a three-story, five bay, brick building with a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features a three story, rounded arched opening above the entrance, stone trim, and a rounded parapet. An addition was built in 1967.[2] It was named for journalist and politician Alexander McClure (1828-1909)

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[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 J. M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Alexander K. McClure School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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