About Eliza Butler Kirkbride School
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures
Eliza Butler Kirkbride School is a K-8 school located in the Passyunk Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.
The historic school building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1926. It is a four-story, five bay, yellow reinforced concrete building faced in brick and limestone in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting central entrance with floral and heraldic plaques, decorative panels, and a crenellated parapet.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.