Dimner Beeber Middle School

Dimner Beeber Junior High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Dimner Beeber Junior High School, June 2010
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Location	5925 Malvern Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′11″N 75°14′32″W
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1931–1932
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002244[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Dimner Beeber Middle School was a historic middle school located in the Wynnefield neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1931–1932. It is a three-story, 15 bay, brick building on a stone basement in the Classical Revival-style. It features a projecting center section and projecting end bays, projecting brick pilasters with stone bases and caps, moulded cornice, and balustraded parapet.^[2]

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

Since 2013, the building has been shared with the Science Leadership Academy at Beeber, the second branch of the Science Leadership Academy. The high school focuses on science and technology.^[3]

References

1. "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 July 21, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2012. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Dimner Beeber Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.
3. "Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber". Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

External links

• Dimner Beeber Middle School
• Science Leadership Academy at Beeber