Thomas Mifflin School

Thomas Mifflin School
Thomas Mifflin School, September 2010
Location 3624 Conrad St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°00′49″N 75°11′30″W / 40.0135°N 75.1916°W / 40.0135; -75.1916Coordinates: 40°00′49″N 75°11′30″W / 40.0135°N 75.1916°W / 40.0135; -75.1916
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1936
Built by John McShain, Inc.
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002301[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Thomas Mifflin School is a historic school located in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1936. It is a 2 1/2-story, "L"-shaped, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. Additions were built in 1966 and 1968. It features a large brick and wood clock tower, gable roof, and rounded gables.[2] The school was named for American merchant and politician Thomas Mifflin (1744–1800).

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: Thomas Mifflin School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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