Conwell Middle Magnet School

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Russell H. Conwell School
Russell H. Conwell School, September 2010
Conwell Middle Magnet School is located in Philadelphia
Conwell Middle Magnet School
Conwell Middle Magnet School is located in Pennsylvania
Conwell Middle Magnet School
Conwell Middle Magnet School is located in the United States
Conwell Middle Magnet School
Location1829-1951 E. Clearfield St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1925-1926
ArchitectCatharine, Irwin T.
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002258[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

Russell H. Conwell School is a historic school building located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It 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. It features a central arched entryway with stone surround, stone two-story bay, and carved stone panels.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[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 (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Russell H. Conwell School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.