Hamilton Disston School

Hamilton Disston School
Hamilton Disston School, September 2010
Location 6801 Cottage St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°01′42″N 75°02′48″W / 40.0282°N 75.0468°W / 40.0282; -75.0468Coordinates: 40°01′42″N 75°02′48″W / 40.0282°N 75.0468°W / 40.0282; -75.0468
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1923–1924
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002262[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Hamilton Disston Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923–1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style. It features a central projecting entrance pavilion, stone arched surrounds, and stone cornice and brick parapet.[2] The school is named after Hamilton Disston.

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: Hamilton Disston School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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