Emlen Elementary School

Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice
Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice, October 2010
Location 6501 Chew Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°03′15″N 75°10′42″W / 40.0541°N 75.1783°W / 40.0541; -75.1783Coordinates: 40°03′15″N 75°10′42″W / 40.0541°N 75.1783°W / 40.0541; -75.1783
Area 2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built 1925–1926
Built by Melody & Co.
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002267[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Emlen Elementary School, formerly Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice, is a historic elementary school located in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1926. It is a three-story, nine bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. An auditorium addition was built in 1930. It features a central two-story bay window, stone surrounds, and a crenelated parapet. It was used as an "observation school" for teacher education and training.[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: Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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