Edwin H. Vare Junior High School

Edwin H. Vare Junior High School

Edwin H. Vare Junior High School entrance, May 2010
Location 2102 S. 24th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′33″N 75°11′09″W / 39.9258°N 75.1858°W / 39.9258; -75.1858Coordinates: 39°55′33″N 75°11′09″W / 39.9258°N 75.1858°W / 39.9258; -75.1858
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1922-1924
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002331[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Edwin H. Vare Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Wilson Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922-1924. It is a three-story, 17 bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It is in the shape of a shallow "W." It features an entrance pavilions with arched openings, pilasters, and a brick parapet.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Edwin H. Vare Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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