The James Russell Lowell School is a historic, American elementary

school A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the Educational architecture, building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most co ...

that is located in the Olney neighborhood of

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

. It is part of the

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and was added to the

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in 1988.

History and architectural features

This historic building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards, and was built between 1913 and 1914. It is a three-story, five-bay, reinforced concrete building with brick facing and

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and

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trim, and was designed in a

Classical Revival Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassic ...

-style. It features decorative panels and a center entrance topped by an entablature. ''Note:'' This includes The school was named for American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat

James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell (; February 22, 1819 – August 12, 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets to r ...

(1819-1891). The building was added to the

in 1988.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowell, James Russell, School School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1914 Olney-Oak Lane, Philadelphia Elementary schools in Philadelphia School District of Philadelphia 1914 establishments in Pennsylvania