James Dobson School
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James Dobson School, June 2010
James Dobson Elementary School is located in Philadelphia
James Dobson Elementary School
James Dobson Elementary School is located in Pennsylvania
James Dobson Elementary School
James Dobson Elementary School is located in the United States
James Dobson Elementary School
Location4667 Umbria St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′53″N 75°13′50″W / 40.0313°N 75.2305°W / 40.0313; -75.2305Coordinates: 40°01′53″N 75°13′50″W / 40.0313°N 75.2305°W / 40.0313; -75.2305
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1929–1930
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002264[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

James Dobson Elementary School is historic elementary school located in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929–1930. It is a three-story, five bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features an entrance pavilion with stone-trimmed arched opening, and brick piers with stone trim.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: James Dobson School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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Schools in Philadelphia
US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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