Martin Orthopedic School

Martin Orthopedic School

Martin Orthopedic School, August 2010
Location 800 N. Twenty-second St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′13″N 75°10′27″W / 39.9702°N 75.1743°W / 39.9702; -75.1743Coordinates: 39°58′13″N 75°10′27″W / 39.9702°N 75.1743°W / 39.9702; -75.1743
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1936-1937
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Other, Georgian Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003300[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Martin Orthopedic School, also known as W. & E. Martin School, is a historic school building located in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1936-1937. It is a one-story, 10 bay, brick and limestone building in the Georgian Revival-style. It features a central projecting pedimented portico with Corinthian order columns and a bell tower. It was the first school in the Philadelphia school system for physically handicapped students.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Martin Orthopedic School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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