Rudolph Blankenburg School

Rudolph Blankenburg School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rudolph Blankenburg School, June 2010
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Location	4600 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′22″N75°12′55″W / 39.9727°N 75.2152°W / 39.9727; -75.2152
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1923–1925
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002248 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

The Rudolph Blankenburg School is a historic American school in the Mill Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia, and was named in honor of Rudolph Blankenburg, who was mayor of Philadelphia between 1911 and 1915.

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

History and architectural features

This building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1923 and 1925. It is a three-story, nine-bay by five-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Created in the Colonial Revival style, it features large stone arch surrounds on the first level, a projecting entrance pavilion, a double stone cornice, and brick parapet topped by stone coping. ^[2]

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

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 Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Rudolph Blankenburg School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Rudolph Blankenburg School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)