Bache-Martin Elementary School
Bache-Martin Elementary School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 801 N. Twenty-second St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°58′12″N 75°10′25″W / 39.9699°N 75.1737°WCoordinates: 39°58′12″N 75°10′25″W / 39.9699°N 75.1737°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1905–1906 |
Built by | J.R. Wiggins Co. |
Architect | Lloyd Titus |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003262[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
Bache-Martin Elementary School is a preK–8 school located in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school campus comprises two distinct buildings along 22nd Street, both of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Bache School[]
The Alexander Dallas Bache School was designed by Lloyd Titus and built in 1905–1906. It is a three-story, "L"-shaped, stone building in the Romanesque-style. It features a central projecting gable elaborate arched window.[2] It is named for Philadelphia native Alexander Dallas Bache (1806–1867), an American physicist, scientist and surveyor.
Martin School[]
Martin School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 800 N. Twenty-second St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1936–1937 |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003300[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
The Martin School formerly known as the Martin Orthopedic School, also formerly known as Willis & Elizabeth Martin Orthopedic School, was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1936–1937. It is a one-story, 10 bay, brick and limestone building in the Georgian Revival-style. It features a central projecting pedimented portico with Corinthian order columns and a bell tower. It was the first school in the Philadelphia school system for physically handicapped students.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Alexander Dallas Bache School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Martin Orthopedic School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
External links[]
- Official website
- Bache-Martin Elementary School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Bache-Martin Home and School Association
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1906
- Fairmount, Philadelphia
- Public K–8 schools in Philadelphia
- School District of Philadelphia
- 1906 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs