Penn Treaty School

	Penn Treaty School; (as Penn Treaty Junior High School)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Penn Treaty Junior High School, November 2009
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Location	600 E. Thompson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′21″N 75°7′40″W / 39.97250°N 75.12778°WCoordinates: 39°58′21″N 75°7′40″W / 39.97250°N 75.12778°W
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1927-1928
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002311
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Penn Treaty School is a grade 6-12 school in Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[2] A part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was formerly Penn Treaty Junior High School and Penn Treaty Middle School.

Architecture[]

It occupies a historic building designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927–1928. It is a five-story, 17-bay, brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a projecting end pavilions with arched openings, carved limestone decorative elements, a large stone Gothic entryway, and a large battlement tower.^[3] It was named to commemorate Penn's Treaty with the Indians.

History[]

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

It previously fed into Kensington High School.^[4]

As of 2015 it had about 700 students.^[5]

In the 2017–2018 school year, the school was 40% Hispanic, 30% African American, 20% Caucasian, and 10% Other.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "About Us." Penn Treaty School. Retrieved on December 31, 2016.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes J. M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Penn Treaty Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
^ "Penn Treaty Middle School Geographic Boundaries." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 31, 2016.
^ Hill, Chanel (2015-03-23). "Penn Treaty students excel in classroom and out". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2016-12-31.

External links[]

Penn Treaty School
Penn Treaty School (webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/p/penntreaty) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

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[nris-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "About Us." Penn Treaty School. Retrieved on December 31, 2016.

[arch-3] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes J. M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Penn Treaty Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

[4] "Penn Treaty Middle School Geographic Boundaries." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 31, 2016.

[5] Hill, Chanel (2015-03-23). "Penn Treaty students excel in classroom and out". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2016-12-31.

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Penn Treaty School (as Penn Treaty Junior High School)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Penn Treaty Junior High School, November 2009
Show map of PhiladelphiaShow map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Location	600 E. Thompson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′21″N 75°7′40″W / 39.97250°N 75.12778°W / 39.97250; -75.12778Coordinates: 39°58′21″N 75°7′40″W / 39.97250°N 75.12778°W / 39.97250; -75.12778
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1927-1928
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002311^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988