Bartlett School

Bartlett School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bartlett School, February 2010
Location	1100 Catharine St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′23″N 75°9′42″W / 39.93972°N 75.16167°WCoordinates: 39°56′23″N 75°9′42″W / 39.93972°N 75.16167°W
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1930
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	86003315[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Bartlett School, also known as the Frank C. Palumbo Junior High School, is a historic junior high school building located in the Hawthorne neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1930. It is a brick building with terra cotta ornament in the Art Deco-style.

Since September 2006 the school has operated as a college preparatory magnet high school within the School District of Philadelphia, known as the Academy at Palumbo. In 2010, 1750 students applied for admission, with 700 accepted and 190 matriculating. About 49% of the students are African-American. 91% of graduates began studying at four-year colleges or universities, 8% went to two-year colleges, and 1% began serving in the military.^[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "THE ACADEMY@ PALUMBO" (PDF). Philadelphia School District. Retrieved December 21, 2013.