Russell H. Conwell School | |
Location: | 1829-1951 E. Clearfield St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 39.9943°N -75.1147°W |
Built: | 1925–1926 |
Architect: | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architecture: | Late Gothic Revival |
Added: | November 18, 1988 |
Refnum: | 88002258 |
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.[1] 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.