William H. Harrison School
William H. Harrison School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 1012–1020 W. Thompson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°58′19″N 75°9′14″W / 39.97194°N 75.15389°WCoordinates: 39°58′19″N 75°9′14″W / 39.97194°N 75.15389°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1928–1929 |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002278[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
William Henry Harrison School is a historic school building located in the Yorktown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Irwin T. Catharine (1883–1944) and built in 1928–1929.[2] It is a three-story brick building, nine bays wide on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a one-story, stone entrance pavilion with a Tudor-arched opening and a crenellated parapet.[3] It is named for President William Henry Harrison.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] The building is currently home to the St. Malachy School.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "William H Harrison School - AsNotedIn". asnotedin.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- ^ "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 1985). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: William H. Harrison School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1929
- Lower North Philadelphia
- Catholic elementary schools in Philadelphia
- 1929 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs