Gen. David B. Birney School

Gen. David B. Birney School is a historic school building located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia. Originally built for the School District of Philadelphia, it was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1912-1913. The building is now home to The Lindley Academy Charter School At Birney, a charter school within the School District of Philadelphia.

Gen. David B. Birney School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Gen. David B. Birney School decorative panel, September 2010
Location	900 W. Lindley St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°01′45″N 75°08′19″W
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1912-1913
Built by	Wehmeyer, H.H.
Architect	Richards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002246[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

The building is a three-story, five bay, reinforced concrete building in the Tudor Revival-style. It is faced in brick and features a limestone center entrance with entablature and decorative panels.[2]

The school was named for Civil War General David B. Birney (1825-1864), son of the noted abolitionist James G. Birney.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gen. David B. Birney School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.