Lewis C. Cassidy School

	Lewis C. Cassidy School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Lewis C. Cassidy School
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Location	6523 Lansdowne Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′30″N 75°15′03″W / 39.9751°N 75.2508°WCoordinates: 39°58′30″N 75°15′03″W / 39.9751°N 75.2508°W
Area	1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built	1922–1924
Built by	Sinclair & Grigg
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002252
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus School is a historic elementary school located in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, nine bay by five bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features large stone arch surrounds on the first level, a projecting entrance pavilion, a double stone cornice, and brick parapet topped by stone coping.^[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1] Demolition of the building began in September 2021. The new school construction will be complete in June 2023.^[3]

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 (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Lewis C. Cassidy School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
^ "New Construction Plan at Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus – Capital Programs".

External links[]

Official website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-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: Lewis C. Cassidy School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

[3] "New Construction Plan at Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus – Capital Programs".

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