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The Spring Garden School No. 1 is an historic, American school building that is located in the Poplar neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] By 2013 the building had been abandoned.[2]

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine, this historic structure was built between 1927 and 1928 and is a three-story, three-bay brick building that was created in the Modernestyle. It features a limestone entrance surround, a limestone parapet, and decorative tile.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] By 2013 the building had been abandoned.[4]

Present day

As of 2016 the building had old textbooks and graffiti inside. Around that period, there was a plan to convert the buildings into apartments for disadvantaged elderly people.[5]

Around 2017, the school building reopened as affordable housing for veterans.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Abandoned School in Philadelphia". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Spring Garden School No. 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  4. ^ "Abandoned School in Philadelphia". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  5. ^ "A new purpose for venerable Spring Garden School". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  6. ^ "Spring Garden School reopens as affordable housing for veterans". 10 November 2017.
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