William Rowen School

William Rowen School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
William Rowen School, September 2010
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Location	6801 N. 19th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°3′31″N 75°8′55″W
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1937
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Georgian Revival, Moderne
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002318[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

William Rowen Elementary School is an historic, American elementary school that is located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1] The building was named after William Rowen, who had been a member of the Philadelphia Board of Education.^[2][3]

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1937 and 1938, this historic building is a two-story, five-bay, brick building that was created in a Georgian Revival / Moderne-style. It features a large stone entrance and truncated steeple.^[4]

The building, which was dedicated on May 20, 1938,^[5] was named after William Rowen, a former, three-decade member of the Philadelphia Board of Education.^[6]

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

Feeder patterns

Rowen feeds into King High School.^[7]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "5000 Join Parade Honoring Educator: Exercises at William Rowen School Hail His Services." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 1938, p. 4 (subscription required).
3. "Rowen School to Be Dedicated." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 20, 1938, p. 19 (subscription required).
4. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: William Rowen School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
5. "Rowen School to Be Dedicated," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 20, 1938.
6. "5000 Join Parade Honoring Educator: Exercises at William Rowen School Hail His Services," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 1938.
7. "Martin Luther King High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.

External links

• William Rowen School (official page, School District of Philadelphia)
• Who was William Rowen (William Rowen School, School District of Philadelphia)