George L. Brooks School, Philadelphia

Name: George L. Brooks School
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#771 among attractions in Philadelphia

Gothic Revival architecture

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George L. Brooks School is a historic former school building located in the Haddington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1919, encompassing part of the original walls of the 1902 edifice that had been destroyed by fire. It is a three-story, five bay, stone and brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a slightly projecting entrance bay with Gothic arched entryway and a crenellated parapet. ()

Coordinates: 39°58'6"N, 75°14'0"W

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West Philadelphia (Haddington)Philadelphia United States

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Day trips

George L. Brooks School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church, Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Centennial Arboretum.

1.4 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, Philadelphia
37 min walk • Shofuso, also known as Japanese House and Garden, is a traditional 17th century-style Japanese house and garden located in Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park on the site of the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
1.3 miSW
Church
St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia
34 min walk • St. Cyprian Catholic Church is located on the southwest corner of 63rd St. and Hazel Ave. at 525 Cobbs Creek Parkway in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.2 miNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia
30 min walk • The Mann Center for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit performing arts center located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park, built in 1976 as the summer home for the Philadelphia Orchestra.
1.6 miNE
Park
Centennial Arboretum, Philadelphia
41 min walk • Centennial Arboretum is an arboretum located at the Horticulture Center, Fairmount Park, at the southeast corner of Belmont and Montgomery Drives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is open daily without charge.
1.5 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Ohio House, Philadelphia
38 min walk • The Ohio House, or Ohio State Building, is a historic building located in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The house was built from various Ohio sandstones and functioned as the Ohio state exhibit for the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
1.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
West Philadelphia, Philadelphia
31 min walk • West Philadelphia, nicknamed West Philly, is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though there is no official definition of its boundaries, it is generally considered to reach from the western shore of the Schuylkill River, to City Avenue to the northwest, Cobbs Creek to the southwest, and the SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line to the south.
1.2 miNE
Monuments and statues
Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain, Philadelphia
32 min walk • The Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain – also known as The Catholic Total Abstinence Centennial Fountain or The Centennial Fountain – is a now defunct ornamental fountain and drinking fountain located in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.6 miNE
Botanical garden
Fairmount Park Horticulture Center, Philadelphia
41 min walk • The Horticultural Center in Philadelphia contains an arboretum, greenhouse, demonstration gardens, and a Japanese house and garden. It is located within Fairmount Park at the southeast corner of Belmont and Montgomery Drives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The grounds are open daily except holidays, without charge.
0.8 miSW
Church
City of Conquerors Church, Philadelphia
21 min walk • City of Conquerors is a church started by We Are More Than Conquerors Deliverance Ministries. The current building was formerly the West Philadelphia Jewish Community Center, as evidenced by the Jewish symbols on the exterior of the building at 11 South 63rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1 miW
Area
Millbourne, Philadelphia
25 min walk • Millbourne is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population is 1,212.
1.2 miS
Park
Malcolm X Park, Philadelphia
30 min walk • Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, is a structured urban park located in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Columbia Heights; it also abuts the nearby neighborhood of Adams Morgan. The park was designed and built between 1912 and 1940.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to George L. Brooks School?

Nearby attractions include Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus, Philadelphia (16 min walk), Thomas Dunlap School, Philadelphia (19 min walk), City of Conquerors Church, Philadelphia (21 min walk), St. Donato Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia (22 min walk).

How to get to George L. Brooks School by public transport?

The nearest stations to George L. Brooks School:

Tram

Girard Avenue & 57th Street • Lines: 15 (4 min walk)

Metro

56th Street • Lines: Mfl (13 min walk)
60th Street • Lines: Mfl (15 min walk)

Bus

Malvern Avenue & 63rd Street (33 min walk)