Jay Cooke Junior High School
Jay Cooke Junior High School | |
 Jay Cooke Junior High School, September 2010 | |
| Location | 4735 Old York Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′32″N 75°08′46″W / 40.0256°N 75.1461°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1922-1924 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002259[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Jay Cooke Junior High School is an historic American junior high school building that is located in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, it was named for financier Jay Cooke (1821-1905).[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]Designed by Irwin T. Catharine, this historic structure was built between 1922 and 1924. It is a three-story, seventeen-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Designed in the Colonial Revival-style, it features a projecting center entrance pavilion, stone pilasters, arched entrance openings, and a brick parapet.[2] It was named for financier Jay Cooke (1821-1905).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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". 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: Jay Cooke Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
