P. S. Dupont High School

P. S. Dupont High School is a historic high school building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1934, and is a four-story, "E"-shaped, red brick building in a Colonial Revival / Neo-Georgian style. It has a hipped roof covered with dark reddish-brown shingles, topped by a wood, three-level tower and cupola that ends in a multiple sided, bell-like copper roof and weather vane. The school is named for Pierre S. duPont (1870–1954).[3]

P. S. Dupont High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pierre S. Dupont High School
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Location	701 W. 34th St.,[1] Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39°45′51″N 75°32′0″W
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1934 (1934)
Built by	Smith, Karno
Architect	Martin, E. William
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Neo-Georgian
Website	http://www.brandywineschools.org/Domain/760
NRHP reference No.	86002917[2]
Added to NRHP	October 23, 1976

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2] The school is currently used as a middle school in the Brandywine School District.[1]

References

1. "P.S. duPont Middle School". Brandywine School District. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. Stephen G. Delsordo and Patricia A. Maley (June 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: P. S. Dupont High School". and Accompanying 33 photos