Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia) Explained

Holmes Junior High School
Location:5429 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9594°N -75.2308°W
Built:1916–1917
Architect:Henry deCourcy Richards
Builder:Moore, Warren, & Co.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002281

Holmes Junior High School is an historic junior high school building, which is located in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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

History and architectural features

Designed by Henry deCourcy Richards, Holmes Junior High School was built between 1916 and 1917. It is a three-story, six-bay, brick building, which was placed on a raised basement and designed in the Classical Revival-style.[1]

An addition was made to the U-shaped building shortly after it was completed in 1917, which features a slightly projecting center section, stone cornice and brick parapet.[1]

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. 2012-07-08. 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|H053320_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Holmes Junior High School]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.