Francis Scott Key School
Francis Scott Key School is a public elementary school located in the Central South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.
Francis Scott Key School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Francis Scott Key School, May 2010 | |
| Location | 2226-2250 S. Eighth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′16″N 75°09′37″W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Built by | O`Neill, Charles, Jr. |
| Architect | Anshutz, Joseph W. |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003296 |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1986 |
The historic school building was built in 1889, and is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building on a limestone base in the Late Victorian-style. It features a decorative brick corbel, small pedimented dormer, and three great flaring capped chimneys. It was named for American lawyer, author, and amateur poet Francis Scott Key (1779-1843).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Areas assigned to Key are assigned to Southwark School for grades 7-8. Students zoned to Southwark and to Key are also zoned to South Philadelphia High School.