D. Newlin Fell School

D. Newlin Fell School

D. Newlin Fell School, May 2010
Location 900 Oregon W. Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°54′56″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9155°N 75.1634°W / 39.9155; -75.1634Coordinates: 39°54′56″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9155°N 75.1634°W / 39.9155; -75.1634
Area less than one acre
Built 1922-1924
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002268[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

D. Newlin Fell School is a historic school located in the East Oregon neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. It shares a site with the George C. Thomas Junior High School. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922-1924. It is a three-story, eight bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features two projecting entrances with stone surrounds and a brick parapet.[2]

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

Students zoned to Fell are zoned to South Philadelphia High School.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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: D. Newlin Fell School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. "D. Newlin Fell Elementary School Geographic Boundaries." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 7, 2016.
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