Emlen Elementary School
Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice | |
Location | 6501 Chew Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°03′15″N 75°10′42″W / 40.0541°N 75.1783°W |
Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
Built | 1925–1926 |
Built by | Melody & Co. |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002267[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Emlen Elementary School, formerly Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice, is a historic elementary school located in the Mount Airy 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, nine bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. An auditorium addition was built in 1930. It features a central two-story bay window, stone surrounds, and a crenelated parapet. It was used as an "observation school" for teacher education and training.[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: Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1926
- Mount Airy, Philadelphia
- School District of Philadelphia
- Public elementary schools in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs