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Gen. John F. Reynolds School is a historic school building located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1926. It is a four-story, 12-bay by 3-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Art Deco-style. It has a one-story addition on the eastern side built in 1958. It features an entrance with Doric order columns and decorative terra cotta panels.[2] It was named for Civil War General John F. Reynolds (1820–1863).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] The school was closed in 2013 and sold to the Philadelphia Housing Authority in 2014.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "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". 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: Gen. John F. Reynolds School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ^ Webb, Molly (May 7, 2013). "Two Historic Art Deco Schools to Close on Same Block". Curbed. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "SRC sells schools for pennies when the district needs millions". WHYY. September 22, 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
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