Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School

Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School, September 2010
Location	701-741 N. 48th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′53″N 75°12′57″W / 39.9647°N 75.2159°WCoordinates: 39°57′53″N 75°12′57″W / 39.9647°N 75.2159°W
Area	2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1923-1924
Built by	Melody, Michael, Son, & Co.
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002328[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Mill Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923-1924. It is a three-story, 17 bay, brick building on a raised stone basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It is in the shape of a shallow "W". It features a center projecting pavilion, brick pilasters with stone caps, stone cornice, and a brick parapet.^[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: Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.