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J. Sylvester Ramsey School

Coordinates: 39°56′43″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9452°N 75.1604°W / 39.9452; -75.1604
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J. Sylvester Ramsey School
Former site of the J. Sylvester Ramsey School in October 2024; currently an apartment building called Kahn Park Place: A Condominium.
J. Sylvester Ramsey School is located in Philadelphia
J. Sylvester Ramsey School
J. Sylvester Ramsey School is located in Pennsylvania
J. Sylvester Ramsey School
J. Sylvester Ramsey School is located in the United States
J. Sylvester Ramsey School
LocationPine & Quince Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′43″N 75°09′37″W / 39.9452°N 75.1604°W / 39.9452; -75.1604
Arealess than an acre
Built1850 & 1894
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Other, Vernacular Greek Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003322[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1986

The J. Sylvester Ramsey School was an historic, American school building that was located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] it has since been demolished.

History and architectural features

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Built in 1850 and designed in a vernacular Greek Revival style, this structure was a three-story, five-bay, gable-roofed building with a three-story fire tower that was added in 1894.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It has since been demolished.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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 2012-06-16. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Inventory Form: J. Sylvester Ramsey School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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