Spring Garden School No. 1

	Spring Garden School No. 1
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Spring Garden School No 1, August 2010
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Location	Twelfth and Ogden Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′6″N 75°9′22″W / 39.96833°N 75.15611°WCoordinates: 39°58′6″N 75°9′22″W / 39.96833°N 75.15611°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1927-1928
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Moderne
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003332
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Spring Garden School No. 1 is a historic school building located in the Poplar neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927–1928. It is a three-story, three bay brick building in the Moderne-style. It features a limestone entrance surround, a limestone parapet, and decorative tile.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1] By 2013 the building had been abandoned.^[3] As of 2016 the building had old textbooks and graffiti inside. Around that period there was a plan to convert the buildings into apartments for disadvantaged elderly people.^[4]

Around 2017, the school building reopened as affordable housing for veterans. ^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Spring Garden School No. 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
^ "Abandoned School in Philadelphia". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
^ "A new purpose for venerable Spring Garden School". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
^ https://philly.curbed.com/2017/11/10/16633332/spring-garden-school-lural-blevins-veterans-center-opening

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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.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Spring Garden School No. 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

[3] "Abandoned School in Philadelphia". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2016-11-11.

[4] "A new purpose for venerable Spring Garden School". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-11-11.

[5] ttps://philly.curbed.com/2017/11/10/16633332/spring-garden-school-lural-blevins-veterans-center-opening

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