P. S. Dupont High School
P. S. Dupont High School is a historic high school building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1934, and is a four-story, "E"-shaped, red brick building in a Colonial Revival / Neo-Georgian style. It has a hipped roof covered with dark reddish-brown shingles, topped by a wood, three-level tower and cupola that ends in a multiple-sided, bell-like copper roof and weather vane. The school is named for Pierre S. duPont (1870–1954).[3]
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| Location | 701 W. 34th St.,[1] Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′51″N 75°32′0″W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Built by | Smith, Karno |
| Architect | Martin, E. William |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Neo-Georgian |
| Website | http://www.brandywineschools.org/Domain/760 |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002917[2] |
| Added to NRHP | October 23, 1976 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[2] The school is currently used as a middle school in the Brandywine School District.[1]
References
- "P.S. duPont Middle School". Brandywine School District. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Stephen G. Delsordo and Patricia A. Maley (June 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: P. S. Dupont High School". and Accompanying 33 photos
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