Andrew J. Morrison School

Andrew J. Morrison School

Andrew J. Morrison School, September 2010
Location 300 Duncannon St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°1′46″N 75°7′48″W / 40.02944°N 75.13000°W / 40.02944; -75.13000Coordinates: 40°1′46″N 75°7′48″W / 40.02944°N 75.13000°W / 40.02944; -75.13000
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1922-1924
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002302[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Andrew J. Morrison School is a historic school building located in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922-1924. It is a three-story, red brick building on a raised basement in a Late Gothic Revival / Tudor Revival-style. It features carved stone decorative panels and a projecting two-story stone bay.[2]

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

The school has since moved to its current location at North 3rd Street and functions as a K–8 school under the School District of Philadelphia.[3]

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: Andrew J. Morrison School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ↑ "Andrew J. Morrison School". School District of Philadelphia.


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