Jay Cooke Junior High School

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Jay Cooke Junior High School
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Jay Cooke Junior High School, September 2010
Jay Cooke Junior High School is located in Philadelphia
Jay Cooke Junior High School
Location in Philadelphia
Location4735 Old York Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′32″N 75°08′46″W / 40.0256°N 75.1461°W / 40.0256; -75.1461Coordinates: 40°01′32″N 75°08′46″W / 40.0256°N 75.1461°W / 40.0256; -75.1461
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1922-1924
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002259[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

Jay Cooke Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, 17 bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features a projecting center entrance pavilion, stone pilasters, arched entrance openings, and a brick parapet.[2] It was named for financier Jay Cooke (1821-1905).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Jay Cooke Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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