The Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic Nomination includes sixty-four buildings erected by the School Board of Philadelphia and its predecessors from 1825 to 1937. The beginning date of this period represents the earliest extant school house erected by and for the public school system. The latter date indicates the end of construction of public schools in Philadelphia until after World War II. In fact, no public school buildings were erected in Philadelphia between 1937 and 1946 according to the records of the School District of Philadelphia. These sixty four buildings have been chosen from over 110 known extant buildings built up to 1937. They were selected on the basis of their architectural quality and historical importance and as examples of the changing trends in education architecture over the years. They range in style and size from the simple Greek Revival brick school house containing large multi-purpose rooms to the large 1930s Art Deco and Art Moderne brick high schools with specialized spaces for specific activities. The smallest building is the one-room rural Mechanicsville School (1866); among the largest are Overbrook High School (1924-1926) and Olney High School (1929-1930) with capacities of 3800 and 4000 students respectively. - NRHP, 4 December 1986
| Last Name | Name | AsNotedIn |
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| Richards: | Henry deCourcy Richards |
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| Catharine: | Irwin T Catharine |
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| Anschutz: | Joseph W Anschutz |
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| Esler: | Louis H Esler |
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| Philadelphia Board of Education: | Philadelphia Board of Education |
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| Theme group category: | Groups |
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