George Meade School


George Meade School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
George Meade School, August 2010
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Location	1801 Oxford St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′43″N 75°09′53″W / 39.9785°N 75.1648°W / 39.9785; -75.1648Coordinates: 39°58′43″N 75°09′53″W / 39.9785°N 75.1648°W / 39.9785; -75.1648
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1936
Built by	Smith & Bradley
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Moderne
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	86003305^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

George Meade School is a historic school building located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1936. It is a three-story, 11 bay, yellow brick building in a Moderne-style. It has a four-story, five bay addition. It features rounded corners, ribbon bands of windows, and low relief Greek figures.^[2] It was named for General George Meade (1815-1872).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1] It is a contributing property to the Lower North Philadelphia Speculative Housing Historic District.

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 B. Mintz (July 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George Meade School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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