Thomas Creighton School
Thomas Creighton School | |
Thomas Creighton School, October 2010 | |
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Location | 5401 Tabor Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°1′30″N 75°6′20″W / 40.02500°N 75.10556°WCoordinates: 40°1′30″N 75°6′20″W / 40.02500°N 75.10556°W |
Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
Built | 1929-1930 |
Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP Reference # | 88002260[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Thomas Creighton School is a historic school building located in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929-1930. It is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. Additions were built in 1931 and 1954. It features entrances with arched stone surrounds, brick piers with terra cotta capitals, and a crenellated battlement with four small towers.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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: Thomas Creighton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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