S. Weir Mitchell School

S. Weir Mitchell School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
S. Weir Mitchell School, June 2010
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Location	5500 Kingsessing Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′13″N 75°13′25″W / 39.9369°N 75.2237°W / 39.9369; -75.2237Coordinates: 39°56′13″N 75°13′25″W / 39.9369°N 75.2237°W / 39.9369; -75.2237
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1915–1916
Built by	David Peoples
Architect	Henry deCoursey Richards
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	86003309
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

S. Weir Mitchell Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1915–1916. It is a four-story, seven bay, red brick building with terra cotta and granite trim in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It sits on a raised basement. It features a projecting entrance bay with oversized arched surround, projecting secondary entrance bays, terra cotta quoining, and an arched gable parapet.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.