Bache-Martin Elementary School

Bache-Martin Elementary School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bache-Martin School, August 2010
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Location	801 N. Twenty-second St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′12″N75°10′25″W / 39.9699°N 75.1737°W / 39.9699; -75.1737
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905–1906
Built by	J.R. Wiggins Co.
Architect	Lloyd Titus
Architectural style	Romanesque
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003262 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

The Bache-Martin Elementary School is a pre-kindergarten to eighth grade school which is located in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school campus comprises two distinct buildings along 22nd Street, both of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ^[1]

Bache School

The Alexander Dallas Bache School was designed by Lloyd Titus and built between 1905 and 1906. It is a three-story, "L"-shaped, stone building, which was created in the Romanesque-style. It features a central projecting gable elaborate arched window. ^[2] It is named for Philadelphia native Alexander Dallas Bache (1806–1867), an American physicist, scientist and surveyor.

Martin School

Martin School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Martin Orthopedic School, August 2010
Location	800 N. Twenty-second St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1936–1937
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003300 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

The Martin School, formerly known as the Martin Orthopedic School, also formerly known as Willis & Elizabeth Martin Orthopedic School, was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1936 and 1937. It is a one-story, ten-bay, brick and limestone building, which was designed in the Georgian Revival-style. It features a central projecting pedimented portico with Corinthian order columns and a bell tower. It was the first school in the Philadelphia school system for physically handicapped students. ^[3]

References

1. "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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-22.Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Alexander Dallas Bache School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-22.Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Martin Orthopedic School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

External links

• Official website
  • Bache-Martin Elementary School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• Bache-Martin Home and School Association
• Friends of Bache-Martin