Emlen Elementary School Explained

Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice
Location:6501 Chew Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0541°N -75.1783°W
Built:1925–1926
Architect:Irwin T. Catharine
Builder:Melody & Co.
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002267

Emlen Elementary School, formerly Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice, is an historic elementary school located in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

History and features

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. An auditorium addition was built in 1930. It features a central two-story bay window, stone surrounds, and a crenelated parapet.

It was used as an "observation school" for teacher education and training.[2]

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

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|H096022_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.
  2. 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|H096022_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.