{"nrhp_refnum":"71000718","name":"Beggarstown School","other_names":["The School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6669 Germantown Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.05161562200004,"lon":-75.18485528299993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-11-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small, one-and-a-half-story ashlar stone and stucco schoolhouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, associated with St. Michael's Lutheran Church property. The document gives its original construction as around 1740 and says it was restored in 1915.","why_significant":"The nomination describes it as a typical German parish school of its era, providing basic education in reading, writing and arithmetic, in contrast to the more sophisticated Germantown Academy. It is also located within the Germantown Avenue National Historic Landmark area. Education is marked as an area of significance, with the 18th Century marked as the period.","narrative":"Built around 1740 as a one-story stone schoolhouse, this small building in Philadelphia was part of the St. Michael's Lutheran Church property. It is a one-and-a-half-story ashlar stone and stucco structure with a steep gable roof, a simple box cornice and plain barge boards, and double-hung windows with plank-front frames. Its main section measures 28 feet 3 inches by 18 feet 3 inches, and a modern brick wing has been added to the rear. It was restored in 1915. Some early flooring survives, though extensive alterations have removed most of the original interior. The school is regarded as a typical German parish school of its period, offering basic instruction in reading, writing and arithmetic. In contrast, the Germantown Academy provided a more advanced education. The building lies within the Germantown Avenue National Historic Landmark area, and its significance rests on its educational role in eighteenth-century Philadelphia.","period_of_significance":"18th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent or good condition, altered, at its original site; extensive alterations have left little of the original interior, and a modern brick rear wing has been added.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.208022-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/71000718.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000718/8e3da9f70d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000718/8e3da9f70d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jack Boucher","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beggarstown_School.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Boucher</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beggarstown_School.jpeg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72001151","name":"Fairmount Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/fairmount-park-72001151/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997466","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beggarstown_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4880460"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/beggarstown-school-71000718/"}