The James Logan Elementary School is an historic American elementary school building that is located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Logan Demonstration School | |
 Logan Demonstration School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 5000 N. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′52″N 75°09′07″W / 40.0310°N 75.1519°W |
| Area | 3.3 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built | 1923-1924 |
| Built by | Sinclair & Grigg |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002293[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
It is part of the School District of Philadelphia, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Logan Demonstration School.[1]
History and architectural features
editThe building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1923 and 1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, U-shaped, brick building with a raised basement. It was designed in the Colonial Revival-style, and features a central entrance pavilion, round arched surrounds, and a brick parapet.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Logan Demonstration School.[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: Logan Demonstration School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.