Warren G. Harding Middle School

Warren G. Harding Junior High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Warren G. Harding Junior High School, September 2010
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Location	2000 Wakeling St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′47″N75°04′26″W / 40.0130°N 75.0740°W / 40.0130; -75.0740
Area	8.3 acres (3.4 ha)
Built	1923–1924
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002277 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

The Warren G. Harding Middle School is a historic American middle school in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

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

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1923 and 1925 at a cost of just over $1 million, this historic structure is a three-story, seventeen-bay-wide and twelve-bay-deep, brick-and-limestone building that was created in the Colonial Revival style. It features a projecting center entrance pavilion with arched openings, stone cornice, and balustraded parapet. ^[2] The school was named after former President Warren G. Harding.

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 J. M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Warren G. Harding Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.

External links

• Official website