Richmond School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Richmond Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1928–1929. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a projecting stone entryway with Tudor arch, stone beltcourse and cornice, and a crenellated parapet.[2]

Richmond School
Richmond School, September 2010
Location2944 Belgrade St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′0″N 75°6′39″W
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1928–1929
Built byWeiss Construction Co.
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002316[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

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

The school's hierarchy structure is led with Principal Mrs. Susan Rozanski. Richmond School is a K to 5th grade school. The school has the following mission statement; "Richmond Elementary School recognizes that each child is an individual; that all children are creative; that all children need to succeed. Therefore, Richmond School respects the individual needs of children; fosters a caring and creative environment; and emphasizes the social, emotional, physical, intellectual development of each child".[3] Richmond school achieves this by maintaining class sizes between 20 and 30 students.

The school contains an annex building titled the portable. This building houses one of the kindergarten classes. This annex is on site in the playground. The demographics of the school are as follows; 54% male, 46% female, with 56% white or caucasian students, 24% Hispanic students and 20% African American students.[4]

References
  1. "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Richmond School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. "Richmond Elementary School K - 5".
  4. "Richmond-School-Philadelphia-PA". Copyright 2017 HouseValueStore.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.


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