Warren G. Harding Junior High School
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. The school was named for President Warren G. Harding.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes J. M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Warren G. Harding Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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