Bregy, F. Amadee, School

Built in 1923-1924 for the School District of Philadelphia, this three-story brick elementary school stands on a raised brick basement at Bigler Street and is one of eight schools erected from the same School Board Type Number 137 plans. The design is Colonial Revival in character. Its nine bays are arranged in a shallow U-shaped pattern, with large stone arched surrounds on the first level, stone cornices above the second and third floors, and a brick parapet with stone coping that carries the school's name carved into it. The side elevations have a projecting entrance pavilion framed by double pilasters and an entablature, beneath a large arched opening. The plans were produced under H. deCourcy Richards, the district's Chief Designer, and follow standards he set for earlier Philadelphia schools. The building was part of a program that authorized eight junior high and thirteen elementary schools between 1921 and 1923. It is regarded as a well-preserved example of that program's standardized design, and it was included in the Philadelphia Public Schools thematic group on the strength of its architecture.