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Castor Gardens Middle School

Coordinates: 40°3′5″N 75°4′5″W / 40.05139°N 75.06806°W / 40.05139; -75.06806
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Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Woodrow Wilson Middle School, September 2010
Castor Gardens Middle School is located in Philadelphia
Castor Gardens Middle School
Castor Gardens Middle School is located in Pennsylvania
Castor Gardens Middle School
Castor Gardens Middle School is located in the United States
Castor Gardens Middle School
LocationCottman Ave. and Loretto Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°3′5″N 75°4′5″W / 40.05139°N 75.06806°W / 40.05139; -75.06806
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1927-1928
ArchitectCatharine, Irwin T.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003347[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

Woodrow Wilson Junior High School is a historic middle school building located in the Castor Gardens neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1928. It is a three-story, 15-bay, brick and limestone building in the Classical Revival style. It features a projecting center entrance pavilion, four Doric order columns supporting an entabulature, and balustraded parapet.[2] It was named after the 28th President President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.

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: Woodrow Wilson Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.