Daniel Boone School

Daniel Boone School
Daniel Boone School, September 2010
Daniel Boone School is located in Philadelphia
Daniel Boone School
Daniel Boone School is located in Pennsylvania
Daniel Boone School
Daniel Boone School is located in the United States
Daniel Boone School
LocationHancock and Wildey Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′39″N 75°7′47″W / 39.96083°N 75.12972°W / 39.96083; -75.12972
Arealess than one acre
Built1926-1927
ArchitectCatharine, Irwin T.
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003265[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

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.[2] It is named for frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820).

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

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ B. Mintz (July 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Boone, Daniel, School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)