William Rowen School
William Rowen Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.
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 William Rowen School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 6801 N. 19th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°3′31″N 75°8′55″W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival, Moderne |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002318[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1937–1938. It is a two-story, five bay, brick building in a Georgian Revival / Moderne-style. It features a large stone entrance and truncated steeple.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Feeder patterns
Rowen feeds into King High School.[3]
References
- "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: William Rowen School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- "Martin Luther King High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.
External links
- William Rowen School
- William Rowen Elementary School at the School District of Philadelphia
- William Rowen Elementary School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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