Hamilton Disston School | |
 Hamilton Disston School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 6801 Cottage St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′42″N 75°02′48″W / 40.0282°N 75.0468°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1923–1924 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002262[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
The Hamilton Disston Elementary School is an historic K-8 school which is located in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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History and architectural features
The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1923 and 1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick structure which sits on a raised basement. It was designed in the Colonial Revival style, and features a central projecting entrance pavilion, stone arched surrounds, and stone cornice and brick parapet.[2] The school is named after Hamilton Disston.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-04. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Hamilton Disston School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
External links
- Official website
- Hamilton Disston School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
This page was last edited on 21 March 2023, at 21:58