Memphis Street Academy

John Paul Jones Junior High School

John Paul Jones Junior High School, September 2010
Location 2950 Memphis St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′10″N 75°06′46″W / 39.9862°N 75.1128°W / 39.9862; -75.1128Coordinates: 39°59′10″N 75°06′46″W / 39.9862°N 75.1128°W / 39.9862; -75.1128
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1923–1924
Built by Ketcham & McQuade
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002287[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Memphis Street Academy Charter School at J.P. Jones is a charter school located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the former John Paul Jones Junior High School building. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923–1924. It is a three-story, 17-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style. It features a central projecting entrance pavilion of stone, brick pilasters, and stone cornice and brick parapet.[2] It was named for Naval hero John Paul Jones (1747–1792).

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

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: John Paul Jones Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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