Joseph Pennell School
Joseph Pennell School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 1800 Nedro St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°02′36″N 75°09′03″W / 40.0434°N 75.1507°WCoordinates: 40°02′36″N 75°09′03″W / 40.0434°N 75.1507°W |
Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
Built | 1926–1927 |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002309[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Joseph Pennell Elementary School is a historic elementary school in the neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by architect Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926–1927. It is a three-story brick building, nine bays wide with projecting end bays in the Late Gothic Revival style. An addition was built in 1954.[2] The school is named for illustrator Joseph Pennell (1857–1926).[3]
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: Joseph Pennell School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ School website
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Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1927
- Elementary schools in Philadelphia
- School District of Philadelphia
- 1927 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs