Walter George Smith School

Coordinates: 39°56′4″N 75°10′35″W / 39.93444°N 75.17639°W / 39.93444; -75.17639
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Walter George Smith School
Walter George Smith School, May 2010
Walter George Smith School is located in Philadelphia
Walter George Smith School
Walter George Smith School is located in Pennsylvania
Walter George Smith School
Walter George Smith School is located in the United States
Walter George Smith School
Location1300 S. Fourteenth St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′4″N 75°10′35″W / 39.93444°N 75.17639°W / 39.93444; -75.17639
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1924-1925
ArchitectCatharine, Irwin T.
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Other, Academic Gothic
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003329[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

Walter George Smith School is a historic school building located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1924-1925. It is a four-story, brick building with limestone trim in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features two projecting ends, main entrance with enclosed porch and Gothic arch, Gothic arched windows, and battlement parapet.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Walter George Smith School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.