Anthony Wayne School, Philadelphia

#635 among attractions in Philadelphia

Gothic Revival architecture

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Anthony Wayne School is a historic former school building located in the Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1908–1909. It is a four-story, five bay, reinforced concrete building clad in brick and in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting entrance with terra cotta ornament, a projecting multi-story terra cotta bay, terra cotta decorative panels, and a parapet. The school was named for United States Army general and statesman Anthony Wayne. ()

Coordinates: 39°55'53"N, 75°11'28"W

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South Philadelphia (Grays Ferry)Philadelphia United States

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Anthony Wayne School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gray's Ferry Bridge, Schuylkill Expressway Bridge, Passyunk Avenue Bridge, Newkirk Viaduct Monument.

1 miNW
Bridge
Gray's Ferry Bridge, Philadelphia
26 min walk • Gray's Ferry Bridge has been the formal or informal name of several floating bridges and four permanent ones that have carried highway and rail traffic over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
1.2 miN
Bridge
Schuylkill Expressway Bridge, Philadelphia
30 min walk • The Schuylkill Expressway Bridge, built in 1956 by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and reconstructed and painted blue in 2010, carries the Schuylkill Expressway over the Schuylkill River between West Philadelphia and the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia.
0.9 miSW
Bridge
Passyunk Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
24 min walk • The Passyunk Avenue Bridge is a double leaf bascule bridge spanning the Schuylkill River between South Philadelphia and the Southwest Philadelphia sections of Philadelphia. The current bridge was completed in 1983.
1.2 miNW
Monuments and statues
Newkirk Viaduct Monument, Philadelphia
30 min walk • The Newkirk Viaduct Monument is a 15-foot white marble obelisk in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Installed in 1839, it is inscribed with the names of 51 railroad builders and executives, among other information.
0.9 miSE
Park
Stephen Girard Park, Philadelphia
23 min walk • Stephen Girard Park is a 4-acre park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Girard Estate, bounded between West Shunk, West Porter, 21st, and 22nd Streets.
0.8 miW
Bridge
B&O Railroad Bridge, Philadelphia
22 min walk • The B&O Railroad Bridge is a 1910 swing bridge across the Schuylkill River from Bartram's Garden on the west bank to the east bank Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.8 miN
Bridge
Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge, Philadelphia
21 min walk • Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge is a wrought iron, two-track, deck truss swing bridge across the Schuylkill River between the University City and Grays Ferry neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.8 miNW
Bridge
University Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
21 min walk • The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge crossing the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-lane bridge links University Avenue in West Philadelphia with South 34th Street in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia.
1.1 miNE
Museum, History museum
Marian Anderson House, Philadelphia
30 min walk • The Marian Anderson House is a historic home located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built circa 1870 in the same neighborhood where opera singer and civil rights advocate Marian Anderson was born 27 years later, this two-story, brick rowhouse dwelling was designed in the Italianate style.
1 miSE
Neighbourhood
South Philadelphia, Philadelphia
26 min walk • South Philadelphia, nicknamed South Philly, is the section of Philadelphia bounded by South Street to the north, the Delaware River to the east and south and the Schuylkill River to the west.
0.7 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
David Landreth School, Philadelphia
18 min walk • David Landreth School is a historic school building located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1889 after the original school caught fire.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Anthony Wayne School?

Nearby attractions include Grays Ferry, Philadelphia (7 min walk), Universal Vare Charter School, Philadelphia (13 min walk), Delaplaine McDaniel School, Philadelphia (14 min walk), David Landreth School, Philadelphia (18 min walk).

How to get to Anthony Wayne School by public transport?

The nearest stations to Anthony Wayne School:

Bus

21331 • Lines: 17 (20 min walk)
Rittenhouse Sq & 18th St • Lines: 12 (41 min walk)

Tram

Grays Avenue & 49th Street • Lines: 36 (29 min walk)
49th Street & Woodland Avenue • Lines: 36 (34 min walk)

Train

Penn Medicine (29 min walk)

Metro

Snyder • Lines: Bsl (33 min walk)
Oregon • Lines: Bsl (38 min walk)