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Richardson L. Wright School

Coordinates: 40°0′25″N 75°8′46″W / 40.00694°N 75.14611°W / 40.00694; -75.14611
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Richardson L. Wright School
Site of the former school
Richardson L. Wright School is located in Philadelphia
Richardson L. Wright School
Richardson L. Wright School is located in Pennsylvania
Richardson L. Wright School
Richardson L. Wright School is located in the United States
Richardson L. Wright School
Location1101 Venango St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°0′25″N 75°8′46″W / 40.00694°N 75.14611°W / 40.00694; -75.14611
Built1905
ArchitectLloyd Titus
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003348[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

The Richardson L. Wright School was an American school that was located in the Nicetown–Tioga neighborhood in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

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Designed by Lloyd Titus, the last non-architect to serve as the chief draftsman (1901–1905) of the Department of Buildings of the Philadelphia School Board, this school building contained three stories and was designed in the Colonial Revival style with a hipped roof. It was destroyed sometime before 2008 and replaced by ball courts.[2]

The Richardson L. Wright School should not be confused with the Richard R. Wright School, which is currently operating in north Philadelphia.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ B. Mintz, Pennsylvania Historic Resources Survey: Richardson L. Wright School. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, July 1986. Accessed 2010-09-30. To access this file type "public" as your ID and "public" as your password.
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