Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1988,[1] it is now occupied by the Independence Charter School.

Built in 1909, this historic building was erected as part of a major construction program after the School District of Philadelphia was reorganized and consolidated in 1905.

In some cases, he built multiple schools from each pattern, but varied the ornamentation of individual buildings.

One of his plainest designs for the district, it was also one of the cheapest to build, defining characteristics that may have been related to the building's location in a predominantly African-American neighborhood.

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