Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Woodrow Wilson Junior High School
Woodrow Wilson Middle School, September 2010
Location 1800 Cottman Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°03′09″N 75°04′08″W / 40.0525°N 75.0690°W / 40.0525; -75.0690Coordinates: 40°03′09″N 75°04′08″W / 40.0525°N 75.0690°W / 40.0525; -75.0690
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1927–1928
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 86003347[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a historic middle school located in the Castor Gardens neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1928. It is a three-story, 15-bay, brick and limestone building in the Classical Revival style. It features a projecting center entrance pavilion, four Doric order columns supporting an entablature, and balustraded parapet.[2] The school was named after the 28th President President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a certified International Baccalaureate School since 2012.

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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Woodrow Wilson Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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