Katharine Drexel/Knights Road Branch
Historical Images of Philadelphia Free Library Departments and Branches
Item Info
Item No: pdcf00207
Title: Katharine Drexel/Knights Road Branch
Additional Title: Site for the construction of the Knights Road Branch, ca. 1967
Historic Street Address:
11099 Knights Road
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
The Knights Road Branch of the Free Library opened on September 24, 1969. Two months later, it was renamed the Katharine Drexel Branch, in honor of the Philadelphia heiress who, upon entering a religious life in 1891, founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, an order devoted to the education of African American and Native American children. This is a ca. 1967 photograph of the site selected for the new branch.
Located at Knights and Fairdale Roads, this branch serves the communities of Normandy, North and West Torresdale, Morrell Park, Millbrook, Parkwood, Crestmont Farms, Brookhaven, and Walton Park.
Creation Year: ca. 1967
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-74.973392
Geocode Latitude:40.084011