Murrell Dobbins Vocational School
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Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School | |
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Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 2150 West Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°59′43″N 75°10′01″W / 39.9952°N 75.1669°WCoordinates: 39°59′43″N 75°10′01″W / 39.9952°N 75.1669°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1936-1937 |
| Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
| Architectural style | Moderne, Art Deco |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 88002263[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School, also known as Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School, is a historic vocational school building located in the West Lehigh neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1936-1937. It is a six- to seven-story, 14 bay, brick building in the Moderne-style. It has a one-story, stone front building. It features brick piers with terra cotta tops and the building has terra cotta trim.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
The school is the home of the Mustangs and the school colors are Flame and Steel. Murrell Dobbins offers seven CTE programs: Barbering, Business Education, Commercial & Advertising Arts, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Fashion Design and Plumbing. Dobbins athletics consist of Football, Cross-Country, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Indoor Track, Bowling, Cheerleading, Badminton, Baseball, Softball and Outdoor Track.[3]
Notable alumni
- Hank Gathers, College Basketball Player
- Gregory "Bo" Kimble, NBA player.[4]
- Dawn Staley, Head Coach of Women's Basketball at University of South Carolina, 3-Time Olympian
- Doug Overton, Retired professional basketball player and current head coach of the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League.
- Jami M. Valentine, Ph.D., Physicist, first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Physics from Johns Hopkins University. Dobbins class of 1992.[5]
External links
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 Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Murrell Dobbins Vocational School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ↑ Murrell Dobbins Career and Technical Education High School website
- ↑ "Bo Kimble". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Jami Valentine".
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