D. Newlin Fell School Explained

D. Newlin Fell School
Location:900 Oregon W. Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9155°N -75.1634°W
Built:1922-1924
Architect:Irwin T. Catharine
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002268

D. Newlin Fell School is a public elementary school located in the East Oregon neighborhood of South Philadelphia. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia, and shares a site with the George C. Thomas Junior High School. It was named in honor of D. Newlin Fell, who served as a Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1894 to 1910 and Chief Justice until 1915.

The historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features two projecting entrances with stone surrounds and a brick parapet.[1]

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

Students zoned to Fell are zoned to South Philadelphia High School.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-07-07. 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|H096013_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: D. Newlin Fell School]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.
  2. "D. Newlin Fell Elementary School Geographic Boundaries ." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 7, 2016.