Universal Creighton Charter School

Thomas Creighton School
Thomas Creighton School, October 2010
Location 5401 Tabor Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°1′30″N 75°6′20″W / 40.02500°N 75.10556°W / 40.02500; -75.10556Coordinates: 40°1′30″N 75°6′20″W / 40.02500°N 75.10556°W / 40.02500; -75.10556
Area 2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built 1929–1930
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002260[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Universal Creighton Charter School is a historic school located in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is currently in use as a charter school. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929–1930. It is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. Additions were built in 1931 and 1954. It features entrances with arched stone surrounds, brick piers with terra cotta capitals, and a crenellated battlement with four small towers.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Thomas Creighton School.[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 Creighton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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