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	1600 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	39°58′43″N75°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	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Moderne
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003305 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

The General George G. Meade School is a historic elementary/middle school located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine, the General George G. Meade School was built in 1936. It is a three-story, eleven-bay, yellow, brick building, which was created in a Moderne-style. It also has a four-story, five-bay addition, which features rounded corners, ribbon bands of windows and low relief Greek figures. ^[2]

It was named for General George Meade (1815–1872).

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. B. Mintz (July 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Meade, George, School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

• Official website
• George Meade School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)