Beggarstown School
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The Beggarstown School, built c. 1740, is a historic school in Beggarstown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, now part of the Mount Airy neighborhood. It is a rare example of a colonial era school building. The small building has one-and-a-half stories and measures 28 feet 3 inches across the front, and 18 feet 3 inches along the sides. A brick el in the rear was added after a 1915 restoration. The 4 bay front is constructed of Wissahickon schist ashlar, and the sides of stuccoed rubble. The school was altered in 1840. A few of the original floorboards remain in the otherwise greatly altered interior.The building is owned by the adjacent St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1971. It is also a contributing building in the Colonial Germantown Historic District
, a National Historic Landmark
Historic District
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Beggarstown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beggarstown or Bettelhausen was a small community that was located in the present day neighborhood of Mount Airy in Northwest Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania...
, now part of the Mount Airy neighborhood. It is a rare example of a colonial era school building. The small building has one-and-a-half stories and measures 28 feet 3 inches across the front, and 18 feet 3 inches along the sides. A brick el in the rear was added after a 1915 restoration. The 4 bay front is constructed of Wissahickon schist ashlar, and the sides of stuccoed rubble. The school was altered in 1840. A few of the original floorboards remain in the otherwise greatly altered interior.The building is owned by the adjacent St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1971. It is also a contributing building in the Colonial Germantown Historic District
Colonial Germantown Historic District
The Colonial Germantown Historic District is a designated National Historic Landmark District in the Germantown and Mount Airy neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania along both sides of Germantown Avenue...
, a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
Historic District
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
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