{"nrhp_refnum":"88002240","name":"Axe, William W., School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1709--1733 Kinsey St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.01182001300003,"lon":-75.08362799699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story stone school building at 1709-1733 Kinsey Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1903-1904. It was later used as a clubhouse.","why_significant":"The nomination describes it as a typical design of Lloyd Titus from 1900 to 1905, reflecting his reliance on standards set by his predecessor Joseph W. Anschutz. Titus designed many Philadelphia schools, and many of his 22 buildings have since been destroyed, so the survivors are increasingly scarce. The form argues the building merits listing despite a rear addition, and recommends it as part of the Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic District.","narrative":"Built in 1903-1904 on Kinsey Street in Philadelphia, this two-story stone school follows the Colonial Revival style and sits on a slightly raised stone basement with a stone dripcourse. Its three-bay central section projects slightly beneath a gable, and paired sash windows fill most openings, with stone lintels and sills throughout. The main entrances are on the side elevations, which also have an arched opening between the first and second floors. A one-story brick addition stands at the rear. Lloyd Titus designed the building, which the nomination identifies as a typical example of his work from roughly 1900 to 1905. Titus was the principal school designer in the period between Joseph W. Anschutz and H. deCourcy Richards, and many of his buildings have since been demolished. Because his surviving schools are increasingly rare, the building was listed for its architecture, as part of the Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic District. Samuel Gourley, Jr. is named as builder.","period_of_significance":"1903-1904","architect_builder":"Lloyd Titus (architect); Samuel Gourley, Jr. (builder)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Present use listed as clubhouse; condition recorded as good, integrity as fair.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.850479-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002240.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002240/17c29723ed-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002240/17c29723ed-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wm_Axe_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wm_Axe_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993539","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_W._Axe_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16836199"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/axe-william-w-school-88002240/"}