Jay Cooke Junior High School is an historic American junior high school building that is located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jay Cooke Junior High School | |
 Jay Cooke Junior High School, September 2010 | |
| Location | 4735 Old York Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′32″N 75°08′46″W / 40.0256°N 75.1461°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1922-1924 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002259[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, it was named for financier Jay Cooke (1821-1905).[1]
History and architectural features
editDesigned by Irwin T. Catharine, this historic structure was built between 1922 and 1924. It is a three-story, seventeen-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Designed in the Colonial Revival-style, it features a projecting center entrance pavilion, stone pilasters, arched entrance openings, and a brick parapet.[2] It was named for financier Jay Cooke (1821-1905).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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 2012-06-23. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Jay Cooke Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.