George Meade School Explained

George Meade School
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:1600 N. 18th St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates:39.9785°N -75.1648°W
Built:1936
Architect:Irwin T. Catharine
Builder:Smith & Bradley
Architecture:Moderne
Added:December 4, 1986
Refnum:86003305

The General George G. Meade School is a historic elementary/middle school located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, and is a contributing property to the Lower North Philadelphia Speculative Housing Historic District.

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine, the General George G. Meade School was built in 1936. It is a three-story, eleven-bay, yellow, brick building, which was created in a Moderne-style. It also has a four-story, five-bay addition, which features rounded corners, ribbon bands of windows and low relief Greek figures.[1]

It was named for General George Meade (1815–1872).

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is a contributing property to the Lower North Philadelphia Speculative Housing Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-23. 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|H083479_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George Meade School]. 2012-06-16. B. Mintz. PDF. July 1987.