The Penn Treaty School is an American public school that is located in the Fishtown area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] A part of the School District of Philadelphia, it serves students in grades six through twelve and was formerly known as the Penn Treaty Junior High School and Penn Treaty Middle School.
Penn Treaty School (as Penn Treaty Junior High School) | |
 Penn Treaty School, November 2009 | |
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| Location | 600 E. Thompson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′21″N 75°7′40″W / 39.97250°N 75.12778°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1927-1928 |
| Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002311[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis school is based in a historic building that was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1927 and 1928. It is a five-story, seventeen-bay, brick building that was created in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a projecting end pavilions with arched openings, carved limestone decorative elements, a large stone Gothic entryway, and a large battlement tower.[3] It was named to commemorate Penn's Treaty with the Indians.
It previously fed into Kensington High School.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
As of 2015[update] it had about 700 students.[5] During the 2017–2018 school year, the school's student population was 40% Hispanic, 30% African American, 20% Caucasian, and 10% Other.
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "About Us." Penn Treaty School. Retrieved on December 31, 2016.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes J. M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Penn Treaty Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "Penn Treaty Middle School Geographic Boundaries." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 31, 2016.
- ^ Hill, Chanel (2015-03-23). "Penn Treaty students excel in classroom and out". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2016-12-31.