The William B. Hanna School was an historic, American school building that is located in the

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neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

History and atchitectural features

Designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built between 1908 and 1909, this historic structure was a three-story, reinforced concrete, brick-faced building that was created in the

Late Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

style. It featured a central Gothic arched entry with grotesques, limestone trim, and a cornice with terra cotta trim. ''Note:'' This includes The school name was changed to Guion Bluford Elementary School in recognition of astronaut

Guion Bluford Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut in which capacity he became the second person of African descent to ...

, who attended Hanna School. The older portion of the school was demolished in 2010 and a replacement attached to its 1974 addition. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

References

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