David Rittenhouse Junior High School

David Rittenhouse Junior High School

Rittenhouse School, November 2011
Location 1705 Locust St., Norristown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°07′46″N 75°19′52″W / 40.1294°N 75.3312°W / 40.1294; -75.3312Coordinates: 40°07′46″N 75°19′52″W / 40.1294°N 75.3312°W / 40.1294; -75.3312
Area 2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built 1928
Built by Ritter & Shay; Kelly, P.H. , Co., Inc.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 96000717
Added to NRHP June 28, 1996

David Rittenhouse Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located at Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1928, and is a "T"-plan building in the Colonial Revival style. It is a three-story, red brick building with limestone trim and detailing. It features an ornate, two-story, semi-circular entrance portico, palladian window, and limestone clad tower. The school closed in June 1981. It was named for David Rittenhouse (1732–1796).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[2]

References

  1. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Cynthia A. Rose (January 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: David Rittenhouse Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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