Andrew J. Morrison School Explained

Andrew J. Morrison School
Location:5100 N. 3rd St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0297°N -75.1296°W
Built:1922–1924
Architect:Irwin T. Catharine
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002302

Andrew J. Morrison School is a historic school located in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It functions as a K8 school under the School District of Philadelphia.[1] The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, red brick building on a raised basement in a Late Gothic Revival / Tudor Revival-style. It features carved stone decorative panels and a projecting two-story stone bay.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrew J. Morrison School. School District of Philadelphia. 2015-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20150119095254/http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/m/morrison/about-us. 2015-01-19. dead.
  2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-23. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H096049_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Andrew J. Morrison School]. 2012-06-16. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.