Thomas Creighton School

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Thomas Creighton School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Thomas Creighton School, October 2010
Thomas Creighton School is located in Philadelphia
Thomas Creighton School
Location5401 Tabor Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°02′06″N 75°06′17″W / 40.03491°N 75.10476°W / 40.03491; -75.10476Coordinates: 40°02′06″N 75°06′17″W / 40.03491°N 75.10476°W / 40.03491; -75.10476
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1929–1930
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002260[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

Universal Creighton Charter School is a historic school located in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is currently in use as a charter school. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929–1930. It is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. Additions were built in 1931 and 1954. It features entrances with arched stone surrounds, brick piers with terra cotta capitals, and a crenellated battlement with four small towers.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Thomas Creighton School.[1]

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  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: Thomas Creighton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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