Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)


Holmes Junior High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Holmes Junior High School, September 2010
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Location	5429-5455 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′34″N 75°13′52″W / 39.95944°N 75.23111°W / 39.95944; -75.23111Coordinates: 39°57′34″N 75°13′52″W / 39.95944°N 75.23111°W / 39.95944; -75.23111
Area	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built	1916-1917
Built by	Moore, Warren, & Co.
Architect	Richards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002281^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Holmes Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1916-1917. It is a three-story, six bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Classical Revival-style. An addition was made to the "U"-shaped building shortly after it was completed in 1917. It features a slightly projecting center section, stone cornice, and brick parapet.^[2]

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (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: Holmes Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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