Paul Laurence Dunbar School (Philadelphia)

Paul Laurence Dunbar School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Paul Laurence Dunbar School, August 2010
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Location	1750 N. 12th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′43″N75°9′17″W / 39.97861°N 75.15472°W / 39.97861; -75.15472
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1931-1932
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Moderne
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003274 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

The Paul Laurence Dunbar School is a historic, American school building in the Templetown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, ^[1] it is a middle school in the School District of Philadelphia.

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1931 and 1932, this historic structure is a four-story, fourteen-bay, orange brick building that sits on a raised basement. Designed in the Moderne style, it features ribbon bands of windows, brick pilasters with compound capitals, and spandrel panels. ^[2] It was named for African American poet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ^[1] It is a middle school in the School District of Philadelphia.

References

1. "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Paul Lawrence Dunbar School" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.