Edwin H. Vare Junior High School
Edwin H. Vare Junior High School | |
Edwin H. Vare Junior High School entrance, May 2010 | |
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Location | 2102 S. 24th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°55′33″N 75°11′09″W / 39.9258°N 75.1858°WCoordinates: 39°55′33″N 75°11′09″W / 39.9258°N 75.1858°W |
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 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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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