Grays Road Recreation Center

Grays Road Recreation Center

Grays Road Recreation Center, May 2010
Location 2501 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′32″N 75°11′6″W / 39.94222°N 75.18500°W / 39.94222; -75.18500Coordinates: 39°56′32″N 75°11′6″W / 39.94222°N 75.18500°W / 39.94222; -75.18500
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1926-1927
Architect Windrim, John T.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 88000448[1]
Added to NRHP April 21, 1988

Grays Road Recreation Center is a historic recreation center located in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by John T. Windrim and built in 1926-1927. It is a 2 1/2-story, five bay by nine bay, red brick building on in the Colonial Revival-style. It has a gable roof with dormers, centrally placed arched entryway with stone surround, and two internal brick chimneys. The interior features a two-story auditorium, measuring 50 feet by 30 feet. The building was funded by the Richard Smith Family Trust.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 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 Elizabeth R. Mintz (November 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grays Road Recreation Center" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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