Edgar Allan Poe School


Edgar Allan Poe School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Edgar Allan Poe School, May 2010
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Location	2136 Ritner St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°55′20″N 75°11′00″W / 39.9221°N 75.1832°W / 39.9221; -75.1832Coordinates: 39°55′20″N 75°11′00″W / 39.9221°N 75.1832°W / 39.9221; -75.1832
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1913-1914
Built by	McCaul, Charles,Co.
Architect	Richards, Henry deCoursey
Architectural style	Tudor Revival, Other, Jacobean
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	86003318^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Edgar Allan Poe School is a historic school building located in the Girard Estate neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1913-1914. It is a four-story, five bay, brick and limestone building on a raised basement in the Tudor Revival-style. It features a three-bay, projecting center section with an arched limestone entrance, decorative panels, and a parapet with battlement cuts.It is currently know now as the Girard Academic Music Program.^[2] It was named for author Edgar Allan Poe.

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Edgar Allan Poe School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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