Bayard Taylor School is a historic elementary school located in the Hunting Park neighborhood of

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. It is part of the

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. The building was designed by

Henry deCourcy Richards Henry deCourcy Richards (August 1854 – January 29, 1935), also spelled deCoursey Richards, was an American architect who worked in Philadelphia for the public school system. He designed many public school buildings that have since been list ...

and built in 1907–1908. It is a three-story, seven-bay, brick building with a raised basement in the

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Late Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...

-style. It features an ornate entrance pavilion, stone detailing, and a brick

parapet A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure. The word comes ultimately from the Italian ''parapetto'' (''parare'' 'to cover/defend' and ''petto'' 'chest/brea ...

. ''Note:'' This includes The school was named for poet and author

Bayard Taylor Bayard Taylor (January 11, 1825December 19, 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record ...

(1825–1878). The building was added to the

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in 1988.

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Bayard Taylor Elementary School
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Bayard, School School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1908 Hunting Park, Philadelphia 1908 establishments in Pennsylvania Elementary schools in Philadelphia School District of Philadelphia