Gen. David B. Birney School

Gen. David B. Birney School is a historic school building located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia. Originally built for the School District of Philadelphia, it was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1912-1913. The building is now home to The Lindley Academy Charter School At Birney, a charter school within the School District of Philadelphia.

Gen. David B. Birney School
Gen. David B. Birney School decorative panel, September 2010
Location900 W. Lindley St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′45″N 75°08′19″W
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1912-1913
Built byWehmeyer, H.H.
ArchitectRichards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002246[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

The building is a three-story, five bay, reinforced concrete building in the Tudor Revival-style. It is faced in brick and features a limestone center entrance with entablature and decorative panels.[2]

The school was named for Civil War General David B. Birney (1825-1864), son of the noted abolitionist James G. Birney.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gen. David B. Birney School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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