Northeast Manual Training School

Northeast Manual Training School, also known as Edison High School, was a historic school building located in the Fairhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1903-1905 as a 3​1⁄2-story, random-coursed granite building in the Romanesque style. It featured a center turret, flanked by projecting gable ends.[2]

Northeast Manual Training School
Northeast Manual Training School, September 2010
Location701 Lehigh St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′36″N 75°08′39″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1903
Built byHenderson & Co.
ArchitectTitus, Lloyd
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003279[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

A fire on August 3, 2011 destroyed most of the interior, but the structural walls remained in good condition. The school, which had been closed in 2009 and then inhabited by squatters, was demolished in late 2011.[3]

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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: Northeast Manual Training School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. Ujifusa, Steven (November 15, 2012). "Gothic Ruins: A Last Glimpse Inside Northeast Manual Training High School". The PhillyHistory Blog. City of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 22, 2013.


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