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. 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.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.
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Lindley Avenue, Philadelphia
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Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney
Lindley Avenue
19141 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, United States
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