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Henry H. Houston Elementary School

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Henry H. Houston School
Henry H. Houston School, June 2010
Henry H. Houston Elementary School is located in Philadelphia
Henry H. Houston Elementary School
Henry H. Houston Elementary School is located in Pennsylvania
Henry H. Houston Elementary School
Henry H. Houston Elementary School is located in the United States
Henry H. Houston Elementary School
Location135 W. Allen's Ln., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built1926-1927
ArchitectCatharine, Irwin T.
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002283[1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1989

Henry H. Houston School is a historic school building located in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926-1927. It is a three-story, nine bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting stone entryway with Tudor arched opening, stone surrounds, and a crenelated parapet.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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: Henry H. Houston School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.