Alexander K. McClure School | |
 Alexander K. McClure School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 600 West Hunting Park Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°0′54″N 75°8′17″W / 40.01500°N 75.13806°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1910–1911 |
| Built by | Cramp & Co. |
| Architect | Henry deCourcy Richards |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002300[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Alexander K. McClure School is a historic elementary school located in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1910–1911. It is a three-story, five-bay, brick building with a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features a three-story, rounded arched opening above the entrance, stone trim, and a rounded parapet. An addition was built in 1967.[2] The school was named for journalist and politician Alexander Kelly McClure.[3]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
- ^ a b "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 J. M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Alexander K. McClure School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - Alexander Kelly McClure Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 8 February 2019.