Spring Garden School No. 1

Spring Garden School No. 1

Spring Garden School No 1, August 2010
Location Twelfth and Ogden Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′6″N 75°9′22″W / 39.96833°N 75.15611°W / 39.96833; -75.15611Coordinates: 39°58′6″N 75°9′22″W / 39.96833°N 75.15611°W / 39.96833; -75.15611
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1927-1928
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Moderne
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003332[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Spring Garden School No. 1 is a historic school building located in the Poplar neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927-1928. It is a three-story, three bay brick building in the Moderne-style. It features a limestone entrance surround, a limestone parapet, and decorative tile.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] By 2013 the building had been abandoned.[3] As of 2016 the building had old textbooks and graffiti inside. Around that period there was a plan to convert the buildings into apartments for disadvantaged elderly people.[4]

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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Spring Garden School No. 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ↑ "Abandoned School in Philadelphia". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  4. ↑ "A new purpose for venerable Spring Garden School". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-11-11.


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