F. Amadee Bregy School is a historic school located in the Marconi Plaza neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923–1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features large stone arched surrounds, double stone cornice, projecting entrance pavilion, and a brick parapet.[2]
F. Amadee Bregy School | |
 F. Amadee Bregy School, May 2010 | |
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| Location | 1700 Bigler St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°54′53″N 75°10′36″W / 39.9146°N 75.1767°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1923–1924 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002249[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Its feeder high school is South Philadelphia High School.[3]
In November 2023 a playground, with a cost of $2,100,000, opened. The playground includes a basketball court and a running track. Prior to that point, it had no playground, and students had recess on plain asphalt. When school is not in session, the public may use the playground.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-07. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: F. Amadee Bregy School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ "High School Directory Fall 2017 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 62/70. Retrieved on November 16, 2016.
- ^ Graham, Kristen A. (2023-12-08). "A third of Philly elementary schools have no playgrounds. Here's how one school made a $2.1 million miracle happen". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
External links
edit- Official website
- F. Amadee Bregy School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)