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Robert Ralston School

1869 establishments in PennsylvaniaDefunct schools in PennsylvaniaGothic Revival architecture in PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubsSchool buildings completed in 1869
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in PhiladelphiaSouth Philadelphia
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Robert Ralston School is a historic school building located in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1869, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay, brick building with a stucco foundation in the Gothic Revival-style. It has a later addition in an industrial style. It features a pedimented front gable, a molded wood cornice, and an ocular vent opening. It was named after merchant and philanthropist Robert Ralston (1761-1836). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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Robert Ralston School
Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia South Philadelphia

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Bainbridge Street 221
19147 Philadelphia, South Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, United States
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