The Spring Garden School No. 1 is an historic, American school building that is located in the Poplar neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Spring Garden School No. 1 | |
Location | Twelfth and Ogden Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°58′6″N 75°9′22″W / 39.96833°N 75.15611°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1927-1928 |
Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
Architectural style | Moderne |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86003332[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] By 2013 the building had been abandoned.[2]
Designed by Irwin T. Catharine, this historic structure was built between 1927 and 1928 and is a three-story, three-bay brick building that was created in the Modernestyle. It features a limestone entrance surround, a limestone parapet, and decorative tile.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] By 2013 the building had been abandoned.[4]
As of 2016[update] the building had old textbooks and graffiti inside. Around that period, there was a plan to convert the buildings into apartments for disadvantaged elderly people.[5]
Around 2017, the school building reopened as affordable housing for veterans.[6]