William S. Peirce School

William S. Peirce School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
William S. Peirce School, May 2010
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Location	2400 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	39.9418°N 75.1830°W / 39.9418; -75.1830
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1928–1929
Built by	Weiss Construction Co.
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002307[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

The William S. Peirce School is a historic school building that is located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1928 and 1929, it is a four-story, nine-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Created in the Late Gothic Revival-style, it features pilasters with limestone caps and a projecting entrance pavilion with an arched opening.^[2]

History

This historic building opened in 1928 as a K-8 school, but elementary grades were dropped in 1988.^[3]

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

By 2002 Universal Companies took control of the school.^[4]

The school has been closed since 2007, although the building is still owned by the School District of Philadelphia.^[5][6]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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: William S. Peirce School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.
3. "About Our School". William S. Peirce Middle School. June 16, 2001. Archived from the original on June 16, 2001. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
4. Tuleya, R. Jonathan (September 12, 2002). "Reform brings the norm". South Philly Review. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
5. "What to do with W.S. Peirce School?". Naked Philly. July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
6. Adelman, Jacob (December 23, 2016). "Philly school district puts former Peirce Elementary building up for sale". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 19, 2017.

External links

• William S. Peirce Middle School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)