D. Newlin Fell School

D. Newlin Fell School
D. Newlin Fell School, May 2010
Location900 Oregon W. Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′56″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9155°N 75.1634°W / 39.9155; -75.1634
Arealess than one acre
Built1922-1924
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002268[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

D. Newlin Fell School is a public elementary school located in the East Oregon neighborhood of South Philadelphia. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia, and shares a site with the George C. Thomas Junior High School. It was named in honor of D. Newlin Fell, who served as a Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1894 to 1910 and Chief Justice until 1915.

The historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features two projecting entrances with stone surrounds and a brick parapet.[2]

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

Students zoned to Fell are zoned to South Philadelphia High School.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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 July 7, 2012. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: D. Newlin Fell School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "D. Newlin Fell Elementary School Geographic Boundaries Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 7, 2016.