Joseph W. Catharine School Explained

Joseph W. Catharine School
Location:6600 Chester Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9275°N -75.2397°W
Built:1937–1938
Architect:Irwin T. Catharine
Builder:McCloskey & Co.
Architecture:Moderne
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002253

Joseph W. Catharine School is a historic elementary school located in the Mount Moriah neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1937–1938. It is a three-story, six-bay, yellow brick in the Moderne-style. It features a main entrance with decorative stone surround, stone sills, and stone coping atop the building.[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. 2012-07-07. 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|H096024_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Joseph W. Catharine School]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.