Jeremiah Nichols School

Jeremiah Nichols School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Jeremiah Nichols School, May 2010
Location	1235 S. 16th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′06″N 75°10′13″W / 39.9349°N 75.1704°WCoordinates: 39°56′06″N 75°10′13″W / 39.9349°N 75.1704°W
Area	1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built	1908
Architect	Richards, H. deCourcy; Catharine,Irwin T.
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Art Deco
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002241[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Jeremiah Nichols School, also known as Norris S. Barratt Junior High School, is a complex of two connected historic school buildings located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards in 1908. The second building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926-1927. The Richards building is a three-story, three bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. The Catharine building is a four-story, seven bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Art Deco-style.^[2]

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

References

1. 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: Jeremiah Nichols School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.