Castor Gardens Middle School
Appearance
Woodrow Wilson Middle School | |
Location | Cottman Ave. and Loretto Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°3′5″N 75°4′5″W / 40.05139°N 75.06806°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1927-1928 |
Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003347[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 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
- ^ 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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Woodrow Wilson Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.