Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice

Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice

Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice, October 2010
Location 6501 Chew St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°3′15″N 75°10′42″W / 40.05417°N 75.17833°W / 40.05417; -75.17833Coordinates: 40°3′15″N 75°10′42″W / 40.05417°N 75.17833°W / 40.05417; -75.17833
Area 2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built 1925-1926
Built by Melody & Co.
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002267[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice is a historic school building located in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925-1926. It is a three-story, nine bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. An auditorium addition was built in 1930. It features a central two-story bay window, stone surrounds, and a crenelated parapet. It was used as an "observation school" for teacher education and training.[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: Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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