Henry Longfellow School

Henry Longfellow School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Henry Longfellow School, September 2010
Location	5004-5098 Tacony St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′31″N 75°04′17″W / 40.0085°N 75.0713°WCoordinates: 40°00′31″N 75°04′17″W / 40.0085°N 75.0713°W
Area	1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built	1915
Built by	Reilly, Thomas
Architect	Richards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural style	Other, Classical Revival, Utilitarian
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002294[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Henry Longfellow School was a historic school building located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1915. It was a three-story, six-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Classical Revival style. It featured a stone cornice and beltcourse and a brick parapet.^[2] The school was named for poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

Demolition of the school commenced on August 17, 2015 in conjunction with the plans to rebuild and widen Interstate 95 as part of the ongoing reconstruction of the Interstate in Northeast Philadelphia.

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "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: Henry Longfellow School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.