Gen. John F. Reynolds School | |
Location | 2300 Jefferson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°58′40″N 75°10′27″W / 39.9777°N 75.1743°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1925–1926 |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002315[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
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]