James Elverson Jr. School
James Elverson Jr. School | |
 James Elverson Jr. School, August 2010 | |
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| Location | 1300 Susquehanna Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°59′09″N 75°09′16″W / 39.9859°N 75.1544°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1929-1930 |
| Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002231[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
James Elverson Jr. School is a historic school building located in the Templetown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929-1930. It is a three-story, 11 bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. An addition was built in 1954. It features a projecting central entrance pavilion, brick piers, and a castellated parapet.[2] It was named for James Elverson, publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
It 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: James Elverson Jr. School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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