Andrew J. Morrison School

Andrew J. Morrison School
Andrew J. Morrison School, September 2010
Location5100 N. 3rd St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′47″N 75°07′47″W / 40.0297°N 75.1296°W / 40.0297; -75.1296
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1922–1924
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002302[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

Andrew J. Morrison School is a historic school located in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It functions as a K8 school under the School District of Philadelphia.[2] The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, red brick building on a raised basement in a Late Gothic Revival / Tudor Revival-style. It features carved stone decorative panels and a projecting two-story stone bay.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Andrew J. Morrison School". School District of Philadelphia. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2012. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Andrew J. Morrison School" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.