Delaplaine McDaniel School
Delaplaine McDaniel School | |
 Delaplaine McDaniel School entrance, May 2010 | |
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| Location | 1801 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′46″N 75°10′54″W / 39.9295°N 75.1816°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1935–1937 |
| Built by | Appleton, Murta & Co. |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003303[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
Delaplaine McDaniel School is a historic K-8 school located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1935–1937. It is a three-story, 16 bay, yellow brick building in the Art Deco-style. It features three zigzag brick and limestone panels, brick pilasters with stepped capitals, and entrances with limestone pilasters.[2] The school was named for the Philadelphia Quaker iron ore manufacturer and merchant Delaplaine McDaniel (1817–1885), who left funds for the establishment of the school.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Residents zoned to McDaniel are zoned to South Philadelphia High School.[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2012. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Delaplaine McDaniel School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.
- ^ "High School Directory Fall 2017 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 62/70. Retrieved on November 16, 2016.
External links
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Media related to Delaplaine McDaniel School at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Delaplaine McDaniel School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
