Daniel Boone School, Schule in den Vereinigten Staaten
Daniel Boone School is a four-story red brick building in Philadelphia, designed in Late Gothic Revival style with Art Deco elements and completed in 1926. The structure features tall narrow windows, decorative tile panels on the exterior, ornamental brick and tile edging on the roof, and an asymmetrical entrance with a rounded arch framed in limestone.
The school was built in 1926 by architect Irwin T. Catharine and served generations of students in the Northern Liberties neighborhood. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, recognizing its architectural importance and contribution to Philadelphia's educational history.
The building is named after Daniel Boone, an 18th century American frontiersman, reflecting how schools served as anchors for their neighborhoods. The structure embodies the community values of its era, when education buildings were constructed with care and decorative detail.
The building is located in the Northern Liberties neighborhood on West Wildey Street and now houses residential lofts rather than operating as a school. Visitors can see the exterior details and notice the intricate brickwork and Gothic features while walking through the area, especially near the nearby shops and restaurants at the Piazza.
After years of abandonment and deterioration, a developer transformed the building into 45 artist lofts while carefully revealing white marble wainscoting that had been painted over for decades. This restoration unveiled hidden beauty and shows how forgotten architectural details can be recovered and brought back to life.
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