Dimner Beeber Middle School Explained

Dimner Beeber Junior High School
Location:5925 Malvern Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9865°N -75.2422°W
Built:1931–1932
Architect:Irwin T. Catharine
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002244

Dimner Beeber Middle School was a historic middle school located in the Wynnefield neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1931–1932. It is a three-story, 15 bay, brick building on a stone basement in the Classical Revival-style. It features a projecting center section and projecting end bays, projecting brick pilasters with stone bases and caps, moulded cornice, and balustraded parapet.[1]

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

Since 2013, the building has been shared with the Science Leadership Academy at Beeber, the second branch of the Science Leadership Academy. The high school focuses on science and technology.[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. 2012-07-08. 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|H054751_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Dimner Beeber Junior High School]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.
  2. Web site: Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber. Philadelphia Public School Notebook. March 21, 2017.