Conwell Middle Magnet School Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-07-04. 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|H096044_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Russell H. Conwell School]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. June 1987.