Gen. Louis Wagner Middle School

Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School
Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School, September 2010
Location 1701 Chelten Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°03′06″N 75°08′51″W / 40.0518°N 75.1476°W / 40.0518; -75.1476Coordinates: 40°03′06″N 75°08′51″W / 40.0518°N 75.1476°W / 40.0518; -75.1476
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1927–1928
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 86003340[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

General Louis Wagner Middle School, formerly General Louis Wagner Junior High School, is a historic middle school located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.

The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927–1928. It is a three-story, 15 bay, yellow brick building in a Classical Revival-style. It features a projecting center entrance bay with portico and Ionic order columns.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Students continue to King High School.[3]

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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ↑ "High School Directory Fall 2017 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 39/70. Retrieved on November 16, 2016.


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