George Meade School

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George Meade School
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George Meade School, August 2010
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Location1600 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
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1936
Built bySmith & Bradley
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleModerne
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No. 86003305 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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.

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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).

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] It is a contributing property to the Lower North Philadelphia Speculative Housing Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 B. Mintz (July 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George Meade School" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.
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