Rudolph Blankenburg School | |
Rudolph Blankenburg School, June 2010 | |
| Location | 4600 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′22″N 75°12′55″W / 39.9727°N 75.2152°WCoordinates: 39°58′22″N 75°12′55″W / 39.9727°N 75.2152°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1923–1925 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002248[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Rudolph Blankenburg School is a historic school located in the Mill Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. It is named in honor of Rudolph Blankenburg, who was mayor of Philadelphia between 1911 and 1915. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923–1925. It is a three-story, nine bay by five bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style. It features large stone arch surrounds on the first level, a projecting entrance pavilion, a double stone cornice, and brick parapet topped by stone coping.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
