{"nrhp_refnum":"88002274","name":"Franklin, Benjamin, School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5737--5741 Rising Sun Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.04252634300008,"lon":-75.10441414699994,"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 brick public school at 5737-5741 Rising Sun Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1915-1916 and designed by architect H. deCourcy Richards. It is part of the Philadelphia Public Schools thematic group.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a well preserved example of the Late Gothic Revival and Utilitarian styles that Richards used in many of his 1910s designs. It is described as the only school built from School Board Type Number 133. The building is considered under Criterion C for architecture, and the additions are described as not significantly altering the original design.","narrative":"Built in 1915-1916 on Rising Sun Avenue in Philadelphia, this two-story brick school was designed by H. deCourcy Richards and constructed by William R. Dougherty. It stands on a raised brick basement and has five bays, with carved stone and terra cotta surrounds at the entrances and a carved stone panel bearing the school's name at the center. A stone cornice runs below a brick parapet. Brick piers divide the bays, and terra cotta panels sit between the floors. A brick addition on the east side was added in 1931 and was designed by Irwin T. Catharine. A one-story addition from 1954 connects to the main building by a corridor. The building is regarded as a well preserved example of the Late Gothic Revival and Utilitarian styles Richards used widely during the 1910s. It is also the only school built from School Board Type Number 133. Its design and materials form the basis for its listing, which considers it part of a larger group of Philadelphia public schools.","period_of_significance":"1915-1916","architect_builder":"H. deCourcy Richards (architect); William R. Dougherty (builder)","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival; Utilitarian","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Good condition; school use; integrity rated fair to good","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.109208-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002274.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002274/881c29644d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002274/881c29644d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franklin_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franklin_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993671","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_Academics_Plus_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4888665"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/franklin-benjamin-school-88002274/"}