Northeast Manual Training School

Northeast Manual Training School

Northeast Manual Training School, September 2010
Location 701 Lehigh St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′36″N 75°08′39″W / 39.9932°N 75.1443°W / 39.9932; -75.1443Coordinates: 39°59′36″N 75°08′39″W / 39.9932°N 75.1443°W / 39.9932; -75.1443
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1903
Built by Henderson & Co.
Architect Titus, Lloyd
Architectural style Romanesque
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003279[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Northeast Manual Training School, also known as Edison High School, was a historic school building located in the Fairhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1903-1905 as a 3 1⁄2-story, random-coursed granite building in the Romanesque style. It featured a center turret, flanked by projecting gable ends.[2]

A fire on August 3, 2011 destroyed most of the interior, but the structural walls remained in good condition. The school, which had been closed in 2009 and then inhabited by squatters, was demolished in late 2011.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Northeast Manual Training School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ↑ Ujifusa, Steven (November 15, 2012). "Gothic Ruins: A Last Glimpse Inside Northeast Manual Training High School". The PhillyHistory Blog. City of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 22, 2013.


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