Spring Garden School No. 1
Spring Garden School No. 1 | |
 Spring Garden School No 1, August 2010 | |
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| Location | Twelfth and Ogden Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 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[1] |
| 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[update] 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Spring Garden School reopens as affordable housing for veterans". 10 November 2017.
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