Hamilton Disston School

Hamilton Disston School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hamilton Disston School, September 2010
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Location	6801 Cottage St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°01′42″N75°02′48″W / 40.0282°N 75.0468°W / 40.0282; -75.0468
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1923–1924
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002262 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

The Hamilton Disston Elementary School is a historic K-8 school in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. ^[1]

History and architectural features

The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1923 and 1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick structure which sits on a raised basement. It was designed in the Colonial Revival style, and features a central projecting entrance pavilion, stone arched surrounds, and stone cornice and brick parapet. ^[2] The school is named after Hamilton Disston.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Disston, Hamilton, School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 6, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)

External links

• Official website
• Hamilton Disston School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)