Joseph Pennell School Explained

Joseph Pennell School
Location:1800 Nedro St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0434°N -75.1507°W
Built:1926–1927
Architect:Irwin T. Catharine
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002309

The Joseph Pennell Elementary School is an historic, American elementary school that is located in the Belfield 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.

History and architectural features

This building was designed by architect Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1926 and 1927. It is a three-story brick building, nine bays wide with projecting end bays, and was designed in the Late Gothic Revival style. An addition was built in 1954.[1] The school is named for illustrator Joseph Pennell (1857–1926).[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. 2012-06-19. 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|H096041_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Joseph Pennell School]. 2012-06-16. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. June 1987.
  2. http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/p/pennell/about-us/more-about-pennell School website