Mary Disston School Explained

Mary Disston School
Location:4521 Longshore Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0274°N -75.044°W
Built:1900–1901, 1967
Architect:Andrew Sauer
Builder:Harry Kuemmerle
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002319

Mary Disston School is a historic school building located in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1900–1901, and is a two-story, three-bay, U-shaped stone building in the Colonial Revival style. A rear addition was built in 1967. It features a recessed central entrance with columnaded porch, arched openings, and a balcony; a central Palladian window; and hipped roof.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. For a time the building was home to St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H095022_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Mary Disston School]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. June 1987.