Russell H. Conwell School | |
Location | 1829-1951 E. Clearfield St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°59′39″N 75°06′53″W / 39.9943°N 75.1147°W |
Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
Built | 1925–1926 |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002258 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Conwell Middle Magnet School is a historic middle school located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a magnet school in the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1926. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a central arched entryway with stone surround, stone two-story bay, and carved stone panels. [2] The school was named for Temple University founder Russell Conwell.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Russell H. Conwell School. [1]
Russell H. Conwell School | |
Location | 1829-1951 E. Clearfield St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°59′39″N 75°06′53″W / 39.9943°N 75.1147°W |
Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
Built | 1925–1926 |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002258 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Conwell Middle Magnet School is a historic middle school located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a magnet school in the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1926. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a central arched entryway with stone surround, stone two-story bay, and carved stone panels. [2] The school was named for Temple University founder Russell Conwell.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Russell H. Conwell School. [1]