Northeast Manual Training School Explained

Northeast Manual Training School
Location:701 Lehigh St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9932°N -75.1443°W
Built:1903
Architect:Titus, Lloyd
Builder:Henderson & Co.
Architecture:Romanesque
Added:December 4, 1986
Refnum:86003279

The Northeast Manual Training School, also known as Edison High School, was an historic, American school building that was located in the Fairhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

History and architectural features

Built between 1903 and 1905 as a 3-story, random-coursed, granite building, it was designed in the Romanesque style. It featured a center turret, flanked by projecting gable ends.[1]

A fire on August 3, 2011, destroyed most of the interior, but the structural walls remained in good condition. The school, which had been closed in 2009 and then inhabited by squatters, was demolished in late 2011.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-22. 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|H083415_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Northeast Manual Training School]. 2012-06-16. B. Mintz. PDF. July 1986.
  2. Web site: Ujifusa. Steven. Gothic Ruins: A Last Glimpse Inside Northeast Manual Training High School. The PhillyHistory Blog. City of Philadelphia. April 22, 2013. November 15, 2012.