wood building (part 1)
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The Thomas Wood Building
FCS first building
5th & Cherry
FCS second building, 15th and Race
The Morris Estate & the Wood Building
1925 FCS new campus announcement brochure
“The smoke and dust of the city will be replaced by fresh air and sunshine; the noise and confusion of
crowded streets will give way to the peace and quiet characteristic of a country home.”
-- 1925 announcement brochure
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“At Overbrook the school is more centrally located than in the city”
-- 1925 announcement brochure
1925 transfer of property to
FCS for $1.00
The Wood Building, 1893-96 originally: Wistar Morris Estate
Architect: Mantel Fielding
Wistar Morris Estate “As Remodeled by his Heirs in 1893”
Mantel Fielding, architect1865 – 1941