Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School

Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School

Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School, October 2010
Location 430 E. Washington Ln., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′53″N 75°10′31″W / 40.04806°N 75.17528°W / 40.04806; -75.17528Coordinates: 40°2′53″N 75°10′31″W / 40.04806°N 75.17528°W / 40.04806; -75.17528
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1922-1924
Architect Catharine,Irwin T.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002317[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Morton 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 features a central projecting entrance pavilion of brick and stone, with stone pilasters, and a stone cornice and brick parapet.[2] It was named for President Theodore Roosevelt.

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 (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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