Richmond School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

United States historic place


Richmond School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Richmond School, September 2010
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Location	2944 Belgrade St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	39°59′0″N 75°6′39″W / 39.98333°N 75.11083°W / 39.98333; -75.11083
Area	2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built	1928–1929
Built by	Weiss Construction Co.
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002316
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Richmond Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

History and architectural features

This building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1928 and 1929. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building at sits on a raised basement. Designed in the Late Gothic Revival style, it features a projecting stone entryway with Tudor arch, stone beltcourse and cornice, and a crenellated parapet.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

The school's hierarchy structure is led with Principal Mrs. Susan Rozanski. Richmond School is a K to 5th grade school. The school has the following mission statement; "Richmond Elementary School recognizes that each child is an individual; that all children are creative; that all children need to succeed. Therefore, Richmond School respects the individual needs of children; fosters a caring and creative environment; and emphasizes the social, emotional, physical, intellectual development of each child". Richmond school achieves this by maintaining class sizes between 20 and 30 students.

The school contains an annex building titled the portable. This building houses one of the kindergarten classes. This annex is on site in the playground. The demographics of the school are as follows: 54% male, 46% female, with 56% white or caucasian students, 24% Hispanic students and 20% African American students.

References

^ "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Richmond School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
"Richmond Elementary School K - 5".
"Richmond-School-Philadelphia-PA". Copyright 2017 HouseValueStore.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

External links

Official website

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