Public School No. 19

Coordinates: 39°44′15″N 75°34′07″W / 39.737440°N 75.568606°W / 39.737440; -75.568606
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Public School No. 19
School 19, November 2010
Public School No. 19 is located in Delaware
Public School No. 19
Public School No. 19 is located in the United States
Public School No. 19
Location801 S. Harrison St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°44′15″N 75°34′07″W / 39.737440°N 75.568606°W / 39.737440; -75.568606
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1881 (1881)
ArchitectGraham, G., & Son
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.84000453[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 1984

Public School No. 19, also known as St. Hedwig's High School, is a historic elementary school building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1881, and is a two-story, cruciform-shaped brick building in the Italianate style. It has a low hipped roof and a heavy wood pediment is trimmed with elongated dentils and bracketed cornice returns. It operated as a public school until leased to St. Hedwig's Roman Catholic Church for use as a Catholic high school. St. Hedwig's High School closed in the 1970s and the building converted to offices.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Priscilla M. Thompson (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Public School No. 19". and Accompanying 10 photos