Board of Education Building
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The Board of Education Building, also known as the Board of Education Administration Building, is a historic building in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia. As the long-time headquarters of what is now the School District of Philadelphia, it was a center of the city's educational system. It was completed in 1932. In recent years, it has been converted to residential use. The Board of Education Building was added in 1983 to the National Register of Historic Places. The building's design was selected by jury. Its style is a combination of Art Deco and Classical Revival, commonly known as Moderne . It was part of an early revitalization scheme for the city that resulted in the building of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Bas relief sculptures on educational themes are incorporated into the building. These were first sketched by the architect Irwin T. Catharine, then executed in plaster by Jules Melidon, before being sculpted by the stone cutters. Melidon reportedly was in Europe while they were being sculpted and installed, and sued Catharine and the Board of Education upon his return. North side: Daniel Webster, Benjamin Franklin, Thaddeus Stevens, William Shakespeare South side: Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, John Marshall East side: Robert Fulton, Russell Conwell, Horace Mann, William Penn West side: Isaac Newton, George Washington, Bayard Taylor, Stephen Girard Listing and photographs at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
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When was Board of Education Building listed on the National Register?
Board of Education Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1983.
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Board of Education Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Board of Education Building is recorded as the industrial era.
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