Cedar Grove Christian Academy

Lawndale School
Lawndale School, October 2010
Location 6445 Bingham St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°02′59″N 75°05′31″W / 40.0496°N 75.0919°W / 40.0496; -75.0919Coordinates: 40°02′59″N 75°05′31″W / 40.0496°N 75.0919°W / 40.0496; -75.0919
Area 2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built 1903–1904
Built by Charles O'Neill
Architect James Gaw, Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002254[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Cedar Grove Christian Academy is a private Christian school located in the Lawndale neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the former Lawndale School building. The school was built in 1903–1904, and is a two-story, three-bay, stone-faced brick building in the Colonial Revival style. Two two-story wings designed by Irwin T. Catharine were added in the 1920s. It features heavy stone sills and lintels and a crenellated parapet.[2]

The building 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: Lawndale School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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