Universal Institute Charter School At Vare
This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
History and architectural features
This historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1922 and 1924. It is a three-story, seventeen-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement, Created in the Colonial Revival style, and built in the shape of a shallow "W," it features an entrance pavilion with arched openings, pilasters, and a brick parapet.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Due to asbestos issues, the Edwin Vare building is no longer used effective April 2023, and for the 2023-2024 school year, the school instead used the McDaniel Annex Building; this is not the same building as the Delaplaine McDaniel School. As of 2024, Universal Vare will move to the former Communications Technology High School.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Edwin H. Vare Middle School Geographic Boundaries" (PDF). School District of Philadelphia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Edwin H. Vare Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ Graham, Kristen A. (2023-08-09). "Philly schools asbestos update: Universal Vare students can't return this year; Mitchell students to come back in September". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
