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Charles B. Lore Elementary School

Charles B. Lore Elementary School
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Charles B. Lore School, March 2010
Charles B. Lore Elementary School is located in Delaware
Charles B. Lore Elementary School
Charles B. Lore Elementary School is located in the US
Charles B. Lore Elementary School
Location Fourth St. and Woodlawn Ave., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates 39°45′0″N 75°34′34″W / 39.75000°N 75.57611°W / 39.75000; -75.57611Coordinates: 39°45′0″N 75°34′34″W / 39.75000°N 75.57611°W / 39.75000; -75.57611
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1932 (1932)
Built by Francis, William, B. and Co
Architect Guilbert and Betelle
Architectural style Tudor Revival, English Collegiate Gothic
NRHP reference # 83001337
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. It was later converted to an assisted living facility.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.



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