The Thomas Buchanan Read School is an historic, American

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building that is located in the Elmwood Park neighborhood of

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. It was added to the

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in 1986.

History and architectural features

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and built between 1906 and 1908, this historic structure is a two-story, twenty-bay, red brick building with

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trim. Created in the

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style, it features a large projecting section, recessed entrance bays, brick piers with stone capitals, and a hipped roof with copper

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. ''Note:'' This includes It was named in honor of the poet and painter Thomas Buchanan Read. Added to the

in 1986, it was home to the Motivation High School before the latter moved to its current location on Baltimore Avenue in 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Read, Thomas Buchanan, School School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Georgian Revival architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1908 School District of Philadelphia Southwest Philadelphia 1908 establishments in Pennsylvania