Gen. John F. Reynolds School

Gen. John F. Reynolds School
Gen. John F. Reynolds School entrance, August 2010
Location2300 Jefferson St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′40″N 75°10′27″W / 39.9777°N 75.1743°W / 39.9777; -75.1743
Arealess than one acre
Built1925–1926
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002315[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

Gen. John F. Reynolds 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 1925–1926. It is a four-story, 12-bay by 3-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Art Deco-style. It has a one-story addition on the eastern side built in 1958. It features an entrance with Doric order columns and decorative terra cotta panels.[2] It was named for Civil War General John F. Reynolds (1820–1863).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] The school was closed in 2013 and sold to the Philadelphia Housing Authority in 2014.[3][4]

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 June 23, 2012. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gen. John F. Reynolds School" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ^ Webb, Molly (May 7, 2013). "Two Historic Art Deco Schools to Close on Same Block". Curbed. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "SRC sells schools for pennies when the district needs millions". WHYY. September 22, 2014. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.