Joseph W. Catharine School

Joseph W. Catharine School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Joseph W. Catharine School entrance, June 2010

Location	6600 Chester Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°55′39″N 75°14′23″W / 39.9275°N 75.2397°W / 39.9275; -75.2397Coordinates: 39°55′39″N 75°14′23″W / 39.9275°N 75.2397°W / 39.9275; -75.2397
Area	2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built	1937-1938
Built by	McCloskey & Co.
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Moderne
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002253^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Joseph W. Catharine School is a historic school building located in the Mount Moriah neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1937–1938. It is a three-story, six bay, yellow brick in the Moderne-style. It features a main entrance with decorative stone surround, stone sills, and stone coping atop the building.^[2]

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

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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: Joseph W. Catharine School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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