Benjamin Franklin School | |
 Benjamin Franklin School, October 2010 | |
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| Location | 5737 Rising Sun Ave.,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°02′33″N75°06′15″W / 40.0424°N 75.1042°W /40.0424; -75.1042 |
| Area | 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) |
| Built | 1915 |
| Built by | William R. Dougherty |
| Architect | Henry deCourcy Richards |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Utilitarian |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002274[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
TheBenjamin Franklin Academics Plus School is a historicelementary school in theCrescentville neighborhood ofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania. It is part of theSchool District of Philadelphia.
The building was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
The building was designed byHenry deCourcy Richards and was built in 1915. It is a two-story, five-bay, brick building tt was erected atop a raised basement in theLate Gothic Revival style. Additions were built in 1931 and 1954. It features entrances with carved stone andterra cotta surrounds and a brickparapet.[2] The school was named forBenjamin Franklin.
The building was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
