Grays Road Recreation Center

United States historic place


Grays Road Recreation Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Grays Road Recreation Center, May 2010
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Location	2501 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′32″N 75°11′6″W / 39.94222°N 75.18500°W / 39.94222; -75.18500
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1926-1927
Architect	Windrim, John T.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	88000448
Added to NRHP	April 21, 1988

Grays Road Recreation Center is an historic recreation center, which is located in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

History and architectural features

Designed by John T. Windrim and built between 1926 and 1927, it is a two-and-one-half-story, five-bay by nine-bay, red-brick building in the Colonial Revival style.

It has a gable roof with dormers, centrally placed arched entryway with stone surround, and two internal brick chimneys. The interior features a two-story auditorium, measuring fifty feet by thirty feet.

The building was funded by the Richard Smith Family Trust.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-07. Note: This includes Elizabeth R. Mintz (November 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grays Road Recreation Center" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

South Philadelphia

Sections and
Neighborhoods

Education

Public
K-12

Current

Universal Audenried Charter HS
CAPA HS
Furness HS
GAMP
South Philadelphia HS
Universal Alcorn K-8
F. Amadee Bregy K-8
G. W. Childs K-8 ex-Jeremiah Nichols, Barratt MS
D. Newlin Fell K-8
Andrew Jackson K-8
Eliza Butler Kirkbride K-8
Delaplaine McDaniel K-8
William M. Meredith K-8
George W. Nebinger K-8
George Sharswood K-8
Southwark K-8
Edwin M. Stanton K-8
Universal Vare K-8
Vare-Washington K-8 Ex-Washington school
Francis Scott Key ES Formerly K-8

Former

Ex-Childs school
David Landreth
William S. Peirce K-8, then middle school
Ex-Vare school
Wayne

Private
K-12

Current	Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic HS
Former	St. Anthony de Padua Parish

Sports Complex

Demolished	John F. Kennedy Stadium Spectrum Veterans Stadium

Other landmarks

Culture

Odunde Festival

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