Hamilton Disston School

Hamilton Disston School

Hamilton Disston School, September 2010
Location 6801 Cottage St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°01′42″N 75°02′48″W / 40.0282°N 75.0468°W / 40.0282; -75.0468Coordinates: 40°01′42″N 75°02′48″W / 40.0282°N 75.0468°W / 40.0282; -75.0468
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1923-1924
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002262[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Hamilton Disston School is a historic school building located in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923-1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style. It features a central projecting entrance pavilion, stone arched surrounds, and stone cornice and brick 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: Hamilton Disston School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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