James Logan Elementary School Explained

Logan Demonstration School
Location:	5000 N. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.031°N -75.1519°W
Built:	1923-1924
Architect:	Irwin T. Catharine
Builder:	Sinclair & Grigg
Architecture:	Colonial Revival
Added:	November 18, 1988
Refnum:	88002293

The James Logan Elementary School is an historic American elementary school building that is located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It is part of the School District of Philadelphia, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Logan Demonstration School.

History and architectural features

The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1923 and 1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, U-shaped, brick building with a raised basement. It was designed in the Colonial Revival-style, and features a central entrance pavilion, round arched surrounds, and a brick parapet.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Logan Demonstration School.

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|H052197_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Logan Demonstration School]. 2012-06-16. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.