Henry H. Houston Elementary School Explained

Henry H. Houston School
Location:	7300 Rural Ln., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.0591°N -75.1949°W
Built:	1926–1927
Architect:	Irwin T. Catharine
Architecture:	Late Gothic Revival
Added:	April 10, 1989
Refnum:	88002283

The Henry H. Houston Elementary School is an historic elementary school which is 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 1989.

History and architectural features

The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1926 and 1927. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building which sits on a raised basement. It was designed in the Late Gothic Revival-style, and features a projecting stone entryway with Tudor arched opening, stone surrounds, and a crenelated parapet.^[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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|H096040_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Henry H. Houston School]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.