Northeast Manual Training School
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Northeast Manual Training School | |
Location | 701 Lehigh St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°59′36″N 75°08′39″W / 39.9932°N 75.1443°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1903 |
Built by | Henderson & Co. |
Architect | Titus, Lloyd |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003279[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
Northeast Manual Training School, also known as Edison High School, was a historic school building located in the Fairhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1903-1905 as a 31⁄2-story, random-coursed granite building in the Romanesque style. It featured a center turret, flanked by projecting gable ends.[2]
A fire on August 3, 2011 destroyed most of the interior, but the structural walls remained in good condition. The school, which had been closed in 2009 and then inhabited by squatters, was demolished in late 2011.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Northeast Manual Training School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ Ujifusa, Steven (November 15, 2012). "Gothic Ruins: A Last Glimpse Inside Northeast Manual Training High School". The PhillyHistory Blog. City of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
External links
- Finkel, Ken (August 11, 2011). "Why Remember Edison High School?". PhillyHistory Blog. City of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1905
- Upper North Philadelphia
- 1905 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Demolished buildings and structures in Philadelphia
- Buildings and structures demolished in 2011
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs