{"nrhp_refnum":"88002255","name":"Chandler, George, School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1050 E. Montgomery St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.96988496400007,"lon":-75.12667022899996,"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 former public elementary school building at 1050 E. Montgomery Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1907-1908 and designed by H. deCourcey Richards, with construction by Lynch Brothers. It is a one-and-a-half-story brick building on a raised basement, with a U-shaped plan and a small front courtyard.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is significant under Criterion C for architecture. It is described as the sole representative of School Board Type Number 115, and its courtyard and recessed main entrance are called unusual for Richards designs, which usually consisted of a rectangular block. It is also presented as part of the Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic District.","narrative":"Built in 1907-1908 on East Montgomery Street in Philadelphia, the George Chandler School is a one-and-a-half-story brick building on a raised basement, designed by H. deCourcey Richards and constructed by Lynch Brothers. It has a U-shaped plan with a small front courtyard, three large arched openings beneath the school's name, and a stepped gable with three small Gothic arched openings. Stone trim includes heavy lintels, sills, and framed entrances at the stair towers, while the projecting pavilions have gabled wall dormers on the third level. The building replaced an earlier school of the same name erected in 1862. It is regarded as the only surviving example of School Board Type Number 115. Its recessed entrance and courtyard depart from Richards's usual rectangular block designs, and its setting is described as more compatible than those of his other schools. The property was nominated under architecture for these design qualities and its place within the Philadelphia Public Schools group.","period_of_significance":"1907-1908","architect_builder":"H. deCourcey Richards (architect); Lynch Brothers (builder)","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Vacant","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.954029-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002255.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002255/d4e4302e4d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002255/d4e4302e4d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chandler_School_Philly_A.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chandler_School_Philly_A.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993587","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Chandler_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5537811"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/chandler-george-school-88002255/"}