James Alcorn School

James Alcorn School

James Alcorn School, May 2010
Location 1500 S. 32nd St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′06″N 75°11′51″W / 39.9351°N 75.1976°W / 39.9351; -75.1976Coordinates: 39°56′06″N 75°11′51″W / 39.9351°N 75.1976°W / 39.9351; -75.1976
Area 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1931-1932
Architect Catharine,Irwin T.
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002225[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

James Alcorn School is a historic school building located in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1931-1932. It is a three-story, nine bay, yellow brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features two projecting entrances with stone surrounds, a central entrance with arched opening, a two-story projecting bay window, and a crenellated parapet.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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 Alcorn School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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