P. S. Dupont High School

P. S. Dupont High School is a historic high school building located in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware that houses a middle school. It was built in 1934, and is a four-story, E-shaped, red brick building in a Colonial Revival / Neo-Georgian style. It has a hipped roof covered with dark reddish-brown shingles, topped by a wood, three-level tower and cupola that ends in a multiple-sided, bell-like copper roof and weather vane. The school is named for Pierre S. du Pont (1870–1954).^[3]

Location701 W. 34th St.,^[1]
Wilmington, Delaware

Coordinates39°45′51″N 75°32′0″W

Area10 acres (4.0 ha)

Built1934 (1934)

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P. S. Dupont High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pierre S. Dupont High School
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Location	701 W. 34th St.,[1] Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39°45′51″N 75°32′0″W
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1934 (1934)
Built by	Smith, Karno
Architect	E. William Martin
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Neo-Georgian
Website	https://psdupont.brandywineschools.org/
NRHP reference No.	86002917[2]
Added to NRHP	October 23, 1976

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It was one of three traditional public high schools in Wilmington, and initially did not accept black students, who were required to go to Howard High School. It was disestablished after Wilmington was divided into multiple school districts in the 1980s.^[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[2] The school is currently used as a middle school in the Brandywine School District.^[1]