Jay Cooke Junior High School

Jay Cooke Junior High School
Jay Cooke Junior High School, September 2010
Location 4735 Old York Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°01′32″N 75°08′46″W / 40.0256°N 75.1461°W / 40.0256; -75.1461Coordinates: 40°01′32″N 75°08′46″W / 40.0256°N 75.1461°W / 40.0256; -75.1461
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built 1922-1924
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002259[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Jay Cooke Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922-1924. It is a three-story, 17 bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features a projecting center entrance pavilion, stone pilasters, arched entrance openings, and a brick parapet.[2] It was named for financier Jay Cooke (1821-1905).

It 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: Jay Cooke Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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