James Elverson, Jr. School

James Elverson, Jr. School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

James Elverson, Jr. School, August 2010

Location	1300 Susquehanna Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′09″N 75°09′16″W / 39.9859°N 75.1544°W / 39.9859; -75.1544Coordinates: 39°59′09″N 75°09′16″W / 39.9859°N 75.1544°W / 39.9859; -75.1544
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1929-1930
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002231^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

James Elverson, Jr. School is a historic school building located in the Templetown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929-1930. It is a three-story, 11 bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. An addition was built in 1954. It features a projecting central entrance pavilion, brick piers, and a castellated parapet.^[2] It was named for James Elverson, publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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: James Elverson, Jr. School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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