Jay Cooke Junior High School

Jay Cooke Junior High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Jay Cooke Junior High School, September 2010
Location in Philadelphia Show map of Philadelphia Location in Pennsylvania Show map of Pennsylvania Location in United States Show map of the United States
Location	4735 Old York Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°01′32″N75°08′46″W / 40.0256°N 75.1461°W / 40.0256; -75.1461
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	1922-1924
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002259 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Jay Cooke Junior High School is an historic American junior high school building that is located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, it was named for financier Jay Cooke (1821-1905). ^[1]

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine, this historic structure was built between 1922 and 1924. It is a three-story, seventeen-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Designed in the Colonial Revival-style, it features a projecting center entrance pavilion, stone pilasters, arched entrance openings, and a brick parapet. ^[2]

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 Cooke, Jay, Junior High School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)