Mastery Charter School Mann Elementary

William B. Mann School
William B. Mann School, June 2010
Location 5376 West Berks St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′09″N 75°13′53″W / 39.9857°N 75.2313°W / 39.9857; -75.2313Coordinates: 39°59′09″N 75°13′53″W / 39.9857°N 75.2313°W / 39.9857; -75.2313
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1923–1924
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002297[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Mastery Charter School Mann Elementary, formerly the William B. Mann School, is a historic school located in the Wynnefield neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a charter school run by Mastery Charter Schools.

The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923–1924. It is a three-story, nine bay by five bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features large stone arch surrounds on the first level, a projecting entrance pavilion, a double stone cornice, and brick parapet topped by stone coping.[2] 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: William Mann School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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