Edwin M. Stanton School (Philadelphia)

Edwin M. Stanton School

Edwin M. Stanton School entrance, May 2010
Location 1616-1644 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′25″N 75°10′16″W / 39.94028°N 75.17111°W / 39.94028; -75.17111Coordinates: 39°56′25″N 75°10′16″W / 39.94028°N 75.17111°W / 39.94028; -75.17111
Area less than one acre
Built 1925-1926
Built by McCloskey & Co.
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002326[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Edwin M. Stanton School is a historic school building located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925-1926. It is a three-story, 10 bay by 3 bay, made of bricks on a raised basement in the Art Deco-style. The entrance features a portico with Doric order columns and terra cotta colored tiles. It also has a stone cornice with colored ttera cotta tile and a brick parapet.[2] It was named for Edwin M. Stanton.

It 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: Edwin M. Stanton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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