Katharine Drexel/Knights Road Branch
Historical Images of Philadelphia Free Library Departments and Branches
Item Info
Item No: pdcf00211
Title: Katharine Drexel/Knights Road Branch
Additional Title: Exterior view of the entrance of the Katharine Drexel Branch, ca. 1969
Historic Street Address:
11099 Knights Road
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
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The Knights Road Branch of the Free Library opened on September 24, 1969. It was renamed the Katharine Drexel Branch later that year, in honor of the Philadelphia heiress who founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, an order devoted to the education of African American and Native American children. She was named a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in 2000. This is a close-up exterior view of the entrance of the new branch, ca. 1969. |
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This branch serves the communities of Normandy, North and West Torresdale, Morrell Park, Millbrook, Parkwood, Crestmont Farms, Brookhaven, and Walton Park. |
Creation Year: ca. 1969
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-74.973392
Geocode Latitude:40.084011
Creator Name: Thalheimer & Weitz - Architect