Joseph Pennell School

Joseph Pennell School
Joseph Pennell School, September 2010
Location 1800 Nedro St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°02′36″N 75°09′03″W / 40.0434°N 75.1507°W / 40.0434; -75.1507Coordinates: 40°02′36″N 75°09′03″W / 40.0434°N 75.1507°W / 40.0434; -75.1507
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built 1926–1927
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002309[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Joseph Pennell Elementary School is a historic elementary school in the Belfield neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by architect Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1926–1927. It is a three-story brick building, nine bays wide with projecting end bays in the Late Gothic Revival style. An addition was built in 1954.[2] The school is named for illustrator Joseph Pennell (1857–1926).[3]

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 (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Joseph Pennell School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ↑ School website


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