James R. Ludlow School

James R. Ludlow School
James R. Ludlow School, August 2010
Location 550 W. Master St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′21″N 75°08′45″W / 39.9725°N 75.1459°W / 39.9725; -75.1459Coordinates: 39°58′21″N 75°08′45″W / 39.9725°N 75.1459°W / 39.9725; -75.1459
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1926–1927
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002296[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

James R. Ludlow School is a historic elementary school located in the Yorktown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by architect Irwin T. Catharine (1883–1944) 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. It features a one-story, stone entrance pavilion with a Tudor-arched opening.[2] The school was named for the Hon. James R. Ludlow (1825-1886).[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 (May 1985). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: James R. Ludlow School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ↑ Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, "James R. Ludlow," by Richard Vaux, January 7, 1887, p. 19-23
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