Rudolph Blankenburg School

Rudolph Blankenburg School
Rudolph Blankenburg School, June 2010
Location 4600 Girard Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′20″N 75°12′56″W / 39.97222°N 75.21556°WCoordinates: 39°58′20″N 75°12′56″W / 39.97222°N 75.21556°W
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1923-1925
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Governing body Local
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002248[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Rudolph Blankenburg School is a historic school building located in the Mill Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923-1925. It is a three-story, nine bay by five bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features large stone arch surrounds on the first level, a projecting entrance pavilion, a double stone cornice, and brick parapet topped by stone coping.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ""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: Rudolph Blankenburg School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.