{"nrhp_refnum":"88002248","name":"Blankenburg, Reudolph, School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"4600 Girard Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.97245742200005,"lon":-75.21509045699997,"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 three-story brick school building with a raised brick basement at 4600 Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, constructed 1923-1925 for the School District of Philadelphia.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant under Criterion C for architecture as one of eight elementary schools built from the same set of plans, School Board Type Number 137, during the district's early-1920s building program. It is listed as a contributing building within the Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic District.","narrative":"Brick and stone school building at 4600 Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, built 1923-1925 for the School District of Philadelphia. It is three stories tall on a raised brick basement, with stone arched surrounds on the first level, a double stone cornice, and a brick parapet with stone coping where the school's name is carved. The side elevations have a projecting entrance pavilion framed by double pilasters and a large arched opening above. The building is one of eight elementary schools erected from the same School Board Type Number 137 plans during an ambitious district program that also produced eight junior high schools and numerous additions to existing schools. Its design followed standards set by H. deCourcy Richards, when he was Chief Designer for the district. The building is listed for its architecture and its role within the wider Philadelphia Public Schools group of properties.","period_of_significance":"1923-1925","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.972105-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002248.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002248/dd77c86c1d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002248/dd77c86c1d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blankenburg_School_4600.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blankenburg_School_4600.JPG"},"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/71993541","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_Blankenburg_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7377397"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/blankenburg-reudolph-school-88002248/"}