Warren G. Harding Middle School Explained

Warren G. Harding Junior High School
Location:2000 Wakeling St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.013°N -75.074°W
Built:1923–1924
Architect:Irwin T. Catharine
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002277

The Warren G. Harding Middle School is an historic, American middle school that is located in the Frankford 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

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1923 and 1925 at a cost of just over $1 million, this historic structure is a three-story, seventeen-bay-wide and twelve-bay-deep, brick-and-limestone building that was created in the Colonial Revival style. It features a projecting center entrance pavilion with arched openings, stone cornice, and balustraded parapet.[1] The school was named for President Warren G. Harding.

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. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H096047_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Warren G. Harding Junior High School]. 2012-06-16. J. M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.