James Dobson Elementary School
James Dobson School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 4667 Umbria St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°01′53″N 75°13′50″W / 40.0313°N 75.2305°WCoordinates: 40°01′53″N 75°13′50″W / 40.0313°N 75.2305°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1929–1930 |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002264[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
James Dobson Elementary School is historic elementary school located in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929–1930. It is a three-story, five bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features an entrance pavilion with stone-trimmed arched opening, and brick piers with stone trim.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "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 Jefferson M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: James Dobson School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
External links[]
- Official website
- Dobson Elementary School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1930
- Northwest Philadelphia
- School District of Philadelphia
- Public K–8 schools in Philadelphia
- 1930 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs