The current school building was constructed in 1937, replacing an earlier building on the same site. The school building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine, then the Philadelphia School District's main architect, and is an exemplar of the Art Deco and Moderne schools of architecture.[2]
School uniforms
Students of this elementary school are required to wear school uniforms.[3]
Before 1973, J.H. Brown included grades K through 8. With the opening of Austin Meehan Middle School, grades 7 and 8 were moved from Brown School.And then added back in later years
Principals:
Ruth Brown to 1978
Sarah Peters to 1987
Kara Teachous to 1999
Ellen Denofa to 2010
Joseph Brown students go on to Austin Meehan Middle.[4]