George Meade School
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George Meade School | |
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George Meade School, August 2010 | |
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| Location | 1801 Oxford St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′43″N 75°09′53″W / 39.9785°N 75.1648°WCoordinates: 39°58′43″N 75°09′53″W / 39.9785°N 75.1648°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Built by | Smith & Bradley |
| Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 86003305[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
George Meade School is a historic school building located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1936. It is a three-story, 11 bay, yellow brick building in a Moderne-style. It has a four-story, five bay addition. It features rounded corners, ribbon bands of windows, and low relief Greek figures.[2] It was named for General George Meade (1815-1872).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is a contributing property to the Lower North Philadelphia Speculative Housing Historic District.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George Meade School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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