{"nrhp_refnum":"88002334","name":"Whittier, John Greenleaf, School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2600 Clearfield St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.00225944600004,"lon":-75.17382738999999,"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-faced reinforced concrete school with terra cotta trim at 2600 Clearfield Street (21st and Winter Streets) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1913 for the School District of Philadelphia.","why_significant":"The school is one of eight schools built in 1912-1914 on the same standard model, type 128, designed by Henry deCourcy Richards during his years with the School District. The nomination argues it represents the school building program carried out from the 1905 reorganization of the School Board to World War I, and reflects Richards's skill in giving variety to a single, expandable plan. Its integrity is described as sufficient for listing, with a 1976 recreation facility at the rear not seriously compromising the design.","narrative":"Built in 1913 at 2600 Clearfield Street in Philadelphia, this three-story school was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards for the School District of Philadelphia and built by Cramp and Co. It is a reinforced concrete frame faced in brick, with terra cotta trim, and it follows the Classical Revival style. A center entrance surround is topped by an entablature, and decorative panels sit between the floors and below the cornice. Richards worked for the district from 1906 to 1918 and was responsible for the designs of forty-nine schools. Of the eight schools built on the same type 128 model in 1912-1914, this building is one of five included in the listing, along with the Edgar Allen Poe School. The school reflects the district's building program from the 1905 reorganization to World War I, which responded to Philadelphia's population growth from 1.3 million in 1900 to over 1.8 million in 1920. The building is regarded as warranting listing for its place in the history of education and school architecture in Philadelphia. A 1976 recreation facility at the rear does not seriously weaken its design integrity.","period_of_significance":"1913","architect_builder":"Henry deCourcy Richards (architect); Cramp and Co (builder)","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a school; the 1976 rear recreation addition is noted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.129453-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002334.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002334/214795f671-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002334/214795f671-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whittier_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whittier_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993527","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Greenleaf_Whittier_School_(Philadelphia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15229664"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/whittier-john-greenleaf-school-88002334/"}