Charles B. Lore Elementary School | |
 Charles B. Lore School, March 2010 | |
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| Location | Fourth St. and Woodlawn Ave., Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′0″N 75°34′34″W / 39.75000°N 75.57611°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1932 |
| Built by | Francis, William, B. and Co |
| Architect | Guilbert and Betelle |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival, English Collegiate Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001337[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 16, 1983 |
Charles B. Lore Elementary School is a historic elementary school building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1932, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, E-shaped red brick building in the Collegiate Gothic style. It features a four-story central tower, steep pitched, slate gable roof, stone surrounds on windows and doors, and battlements above entryways. The school was named for Charles B. Lore (1831-1911). It was closed in 1981 because of declining enrollment.[2] It was later converted to an assisted living facility.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Clayton McCane and Robert Briggs (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charles B. Lore Elementary School". and Accompanying 16 photos
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