Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School

Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School
Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School, September 2010
Location 3901–3961 N. 18th St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°00′48″N 75°09′22″W / 40.0133°N 75.1560°W / 40.0133; -75.1560Coordinates: 40°00′48″N 75°09′22″W / 40.0133°N 75.1560°W / 40.0133; -75.1560
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built 1925-1927
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002275[1]
Added to NRHP April 10, 1989

Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Nicetown–Tioga neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1927. It is a four-story, 17 bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features projecting end pavilions, arched openings, and a large stone Gothic entryway.[2] It was named for president of the Colonial Dames of Pennsylvania and Flag Day founder Elizabeth Duane Gillespie.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] The building is now vacant, although it is immediately south of the still-occupied Simon Gratz High School.

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: Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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