Thomas Buchanan Read School | |
 Thomas Buchanan Read School, June 2010 | |
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| Location | 78th St. and Buist Ave.,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°54′24″N75°14′52″W / 39.9066°N 75.2478°W /39.9066; -75.2478 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906-1908 |
| Built by | Stewart Construction Co. |
| Architect | Henry deCoursey Richards |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003325[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
TheThomas Buchanan Read School is an historic, Americanschool building that is located in theElmwood Park neighborhood ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Designed byHenry deCoursey Richards and built between 1906 and 1908, this historic structure is a two-story, twenty-bay, red brick building withlimestone trim. Created in theGeorgian Revival style, it features a large projecting section, recessed entrance bays, brick piers with stone capitals, and a hipped roof with coppercupola.[2] It was named in honor of the poet and painterThomas Buchanan Read.[3]
Added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] it was home to theMotivation High School before the latter moved to its current location on Baltimore Avenue in 2013.[4]
