Spring Garden School No. 1

Spring Garden School No. 1
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Spring Garden School No 1, August 2010
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Location	Twelfth and Ogden Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′6″N75°9′22″W / 39.96833°N 75.15611°W / 39.96833; -75.15611
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1927-1928
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Moderne
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003332 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

The Spring Garden School No. 1 is a historic American school building in the Poplar neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ^[1] By 2013 the building had been abandoned. ^[2]

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine, this historic structure was built between 1927 and 1928 and is a three-story, three-bay brick building that was created in the Modernestyle. It features a limestone entrance surround, a limestone parapet, and decorative tile. ^[3]

Present day

As of 2016 ^[update] the building had old textbooks and graffiti inside. Around that period, there was a plan to convert the buildings into apartments for disadvantaged elderly people. ^[4]

Around 2017, the school building reopened as affordable housing for veterans. ^[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Abandoned School in Philadelphia". Philadelphia Inquirer . March 15, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
3. B. Mintz (July 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Spring Garden School No. 1. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
4. "A new purpose for venerable Spring Garden School". Philadelphia Inquirer . September 10, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
5. "Spring Garden School reopens as affordable housing for veterans". November 10, 2017.