David Farragut School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Coordinates: 39°59′17″N 75°08′05″W / 39.9880°N 75.1348°W / 39.9880; -75.1348
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David Farragut School
David Farragut School, September 2010
David Farragut School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is located in Philadelphia
David Farragut School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
David Farragut School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
David Farragut School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
David Farragut School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
David Farragut School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Location170 W. Cumberland St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′17″N 75°08′05″W / 39.9880°N 75.1348°W / 39.9880; -75.1348
Arealess than one acre
Built1873
ArchitectLouis Esler
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003280[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

David Farragut School is a historic school building located in the West Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1873 and is a three-story, four-bay, stone building in the Italianate-style. An addition was built in 1915. It features brownstone and limestone trim.[2] It was named for Admiral David Farragut (1801–1870).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-23. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: David Farragut School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.