Spring Garden School No. 1

Spring Garden School No. 1 is a historic school building located in the Poplar neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927–1928. It is a three-story, three bay brick building in the Moderne-style. It features a limestone entrance surround, a limestone parapet, and decorative tile.[2]

Spring Garden School No. 1
Spring Garden School No 1, August 2010
LocationTwelfth and Ogden Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′6″N 75°9′22″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1927-1928
ArchitectCatharine, Irwin T.
Architectural styleModerne
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003332[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] By 2013 the building had been abandoned.[3] As of 2016 the building had old textbooks and graffiti inside. Around that period there was a plan to convert the buildings into apartments for disadvantaged elderly people.[4]

Around 2017, the school building reopened as affordable housing for veterans. [5]

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: Spring Garden School No. 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. "Abandoned School in Philadelphia". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  4. "A new purpose for venerable Spring Garden School". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  5. https://philly.curbed.com/2017/11/10/16633332/spring-garden-school-lural-blevins-veterans-center-opening


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