About William S. Peirce School
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures
William S. Peirce School is a historic school building located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1928–1929. It is a four-story, nine bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features pilasters with limestone caps and a projecting entrance pavilion with an arched opening.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The school has been closed since 2007, although the building is still owned by the School District of Philadelphia.