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Mifflin School
Location: 808--818 N. Third St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Coordinates: 39°57′38″N 75°50′45″W / 39.96056°N 75.84583°WCoordinates: 39°57′38″N 75°50′45″W / 39.96056°N 75.84583°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1825 Governing body: Private MPS: Philadelphia Public Schools TR NRHP Reference#: 86003308[1] Added to NRHP: December 04, 1986 The Mifflin School, built in 1825 is the oldest surviving school building used in the Philadelphia public school system. It is a two story, two bay red brick building, which now has its side walls stuccoed over. In the first phase of the development of the public school system in Philadelphia, 1818-1850, simple school buildings were built by local authorities in a decentralized system. During this period, 49 buildings were built by 7 local school boards, with only 4 surviving.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Mintz, Elizabeth. Pennsylvania Historic Resources Survey: Mifflin School. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, August 1986. Accessed 2010-08-27.
Categories:- Schools on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1825
- Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
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