Murrell Dobbins Career and Technical Education High School

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Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School
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Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School, September 2010
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Location2150 West Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 39°59′42″N75°10′01″W / 39.99500°N 75.16694°W / 39.99500; -75.16694
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1936–1937
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleModerne, Art Deco
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No. 88002263 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School, also known as Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School, is a historic vocational school building located in the West Lehigh neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1936–1937. It is a six- to seven-story, 14-bay, brick building in the Moderne-style. It has a one-story, stone front building. It features brick piers with terracotta tops and the building has terra cotta trim. [2]

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The school is the home of the Mustangs and the school colors are Flame and Steel. Murrell Dobbins offers 12 CTE programs: Barbering, Biotechnology, Building & Property Maintenance, Business Administration, Commercial & Advertising Arts, Computer Networking, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Digital Media, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Music Production. Dobbins athletics consist of Football, Cross-Country, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Indoor Track, Bowling, Cheerleading, Badminton, Baseball, Softball and Outdoor Track. [3]

History

The Dobbins building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

The namesake, Murrell H. Dobbins (1843-1917), was a New Jersey-born man who became a member of the Philadelphia school board. [4]

At one point the school had two campuses and was known as the Dobbins/Randolph Area Vocational Technical School. [5] It had absorbed the Randolph Skills Center, [6] named after Asa Philip Randolph. [7]

Notable alumni

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  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Murrell Dobbins Vocational School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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