Joseph W. Catharine School
Joseph W. Catharine School | |
 Joseph W. Catharine School entrance, June 2010 | |
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| Location | 6600 Chester Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′39″N 75°14′23″W / 39.9275°N 75.2397°W |
| Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
| Built | 1937–1938 |
| Built by | McCloskey & Co. |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002253[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Joseph W. Catharine School is a historic elementary school located in the Mount Moriah neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1937–1938. It is a three-story, six bay, yellow brick in the Moderne-style. It features a main entrance with decorative stone surround, stone sills, and stone coping atop the building.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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 Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Joseph W. Catharine School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Moderne architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1938
- School District of Philadelphia
- Southwest Philadelphia
- Public elementary schools in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs