Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School

Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School, September 2010
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Location	3901–3961 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′48″N 75°09′22″W
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	1925-1927
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002275[1]
Added to NRHP	April 10, 1989

Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Nicetown–Tioga neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1927. It is a four-story, 17 bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features projecting end pavilions, arched openings, and a large stone Gothic entryway.^[2] It was named for president of the Colonial Dames of Pennsylvania and Flag Day founder Elizabeth Duane Gillespie.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1] The building is now vacant, although it is immediately south of the still-occupied Simon Gratz High School.

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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-23. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.