Gen. Louis Wagner Middle School
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United States historic place
Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School | |
| Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 1701 Chelten Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°03′06′′N 75°08′51′′W / 40.0518°N 75.1476°W / 40.0518; -75.1476 |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1927–1928 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003340 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
General Louis Wagner Middle School, formerly General Louis Wagner Junior High School, is a historic middle school located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.
The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927–1928. It is a three-story, 15 bay, yellow brick building in a Classical Revival-style. It features a projecting center entrance bay with portico and Ionic order columns.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Students continue to King High School.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2012. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ "High School Directory Fall 2017 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 39/70. Retrieved on November 16, 2016.
