Edwin M. Stanton School (Philadelphia)
Edwin M. Stanton School | |
 Edwin M. Stanton School entrance, May 2010 | |
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| Location | 1616–1644 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′25″N 75°10′16″W / 39.9404°N 75.1710°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925–1926 |
| Built by | McCloskey & Co. |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002326[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Edwin M. Stanton School is a historic K-8 school located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1926. It is a three-story, 10-bay by 3-bay, made of bricks on a raised basement in the Art Deco-style. The entrance features a portico with Doric order columns and terra cotta colored tiles. It also has a stone cornice with colored terra cotta tile and a brick parapet.[2] The school was named for Edwin M. Stanton.
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: Edwin M. Stanton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
External links
- Official website
- Edwin M. Stanton School (emstantonschool.com) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Edwin M. Stanton School (webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/s/emstanton) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
