Warren G. Harding Junior High School

Warren G. Harding Junior High School

Warren G. Harding Junior High School, September 2010
Location 2000 Wakeling St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°0′45″N 75°4′29″W / 40.01250°N 75.07472°W / 40.01250; -75.07472Coordinates: 40°0′45″N 75°4′29″W / 40.01250°N 75.07472°W / 40.01250; -75.07472
Area 8.3 acres (3.4 ha)
Built 1923-1924
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002277[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Warren G. Harding Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923 to 1925 at a cost of just over $1 million. It is a three-story, 17-bay-wide and 12-bay-deep, brick-and-limestone building in the Colonial Revival style. It features a projecting center entrance pavilion with arched openings, stone cornice, and balustraded parapet.[2] It was named for President Warren G. Harding.

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

The school is currently operated as a middle school by the School District of Philadelphia.

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 J. M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Warren G. Harding Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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