Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus

Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus, formerly William Shoemaker Junior High School, is a historic high school/middle school located in the Carroll Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is currently a charter school run by Mastery Charter Schools.

William Shoemaker Junior High School
William Shoemaker Junior High School, June 2010
Location5301 Media St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39.9761°N 75.2283°W / 39.9761; -75.2283
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1925
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003328[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925. It is a four-story, 14 bay, reinforced concrete, yellow brick faced building in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a central projecting entrance bay with Gothic arched door, thin brick piers with decorative caps, and brick panels in a herringbone pattern.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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 Doebley, C. (1982-06-14). "William B. Shoemaker J.H. School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2012-07-03. and Mintz, B. (July 1986). "Wm Shoemaker Jr. High School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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