Boone, Daniel, School

Hancock and Wildey Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 04, 1986. NRIS 86003265.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Daniel Boone School

Daniel Boone School is a historic school building located in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926–1927. It is a four-story, eight bay brick building with a two-story center section in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features an off-center entrance with arched limestone surround, decorative tile mosaic panels, and a decorative brick and tile cornice. It is named for frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820).

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993603

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