Gen. David B. Birney School
Gen. David B. Birney School is a historic school building located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia. Originally built for the School District of Philadelphia, it was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1912-1913. The building is now home to The Lindley Academy Charter School At Birney, a charter school within the School District of Philadelphia.
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 Gen. David B. Birney School decorative panel, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 900 W. Lindley St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′45″N 75°08′19″W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1912-1913 |
| Built by | Wehmeyer, H.H. |
| Architect | Richards, Henry deCourcy |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002246[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
The building is a three-story, five bay, reinforced concrete building in the Tudor Revival-style. It is faced in brick and features a limestone center entrance with entablature and decorative panels.[2]
The school was named for Civil War General David B. Birney (1825-1864), son of the noted abolitionist James G. Birney.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-23. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gen. David B. Birney School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
