Joseph Pennell School

Joseph Pennell School

Joseph Pennell School, September 2010
Location 1800-1856 Nedro St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°02′36″N 75°09′03″W / 40.0434°N 75.1507°W / 40.0434; -75.1507Coordinates: 40°02′36″N 75°09′03″W / 40.0434°N 75.1507°W / 40.0434; -75.1507
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built 1926-1927
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002309[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Joseph Pennell School is a historic school building located in the Belfield neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Irwin T. Catharine (1883-1944) and built in 1926-1927. It is a three-story brick building, nine bays wide with projecting end bays in the Late Gothic Revival-style. An addition was built in 1954.[2] It is named for illustrator Joseph Pennell (1857-1926).[3]

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 (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Joseph Pennell School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. School website


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