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The David Wilmot Public School For Coloured Children, also known as the J.C. King Educational Building, is located the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1874, it is a two-story, four-bay, stone building in the Italianate-design presumably of Lewis H. Esler (1819-1883), a prominent architect employed by the Philadelphia Board of Public Education. [2]

An addition was built in 1908. It features brownstone sills and arches and a gable over the entrance opening.[3] It was named for U.S. political figure and abolitionist, David Wilmot (1814–1868).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Menkevich, Joseph, J. "THE DAVID WILMOT PUBLIC SCHOOL" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission, Nomination. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-24. Retrieved March 18, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-29. Note: This includes J. M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: David Wilmot School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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