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Mary Disston School
Mary Disston School is a historic school building located in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1900–1901, and is a two-story, three-bay, U-shaped stone building in the Colonial Revival style. A rear addition was built in 1967. It features a recessed central entrance with columnaded porch, arched openings, and a balcony; a central Palladian window; and hipped roof.[2]
Mary Disston School | |
Mary Disston School, September 2010 | |
| Location | 4521 Longshore Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′39″N 75°02′38″W / 40.0274°N 75.0440°W |
| Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1900–1901, 1967 |
| Built by | Harry Kuemmerle |
| Architect | Andrew Sauer |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002319[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] For a time the building was home to St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church.
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- School in 2016
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Mary Disston School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.