Bodine High School for International Affairs
Thomas Jefferson School | |
 Thomas Jefferson School, August 2010 | |
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| Location | 1101-1125 N. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′5″N 75°8′37″W / 39.96806°N 75.14361°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Utilitarian |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002280[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
William W. Bodine High School for International Affairs is an historic high school located in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.
History
[edit]The World Affairs Council and the school district cooperated in establishing the high school in 1981.[2]
The school's building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1924. It is a four-story, nine bay brick building on a raised basement in the Art Deco-style. It features an entrance portico with Doric order columns supporting an entablature.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Thomas Jefferson School.[1] The building and the school it previously housed were originally named for President Thomas Jefferson.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Bodine High School for International Affairs". World Affairs Council. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "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: Thomas Jefferson School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Bodine High School for International Affairs (webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/b/bodine/) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Bodine High School for International Affairs (phila.k12.pa.us/schools/bodine/) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Bodine High School for International Affairs at Zaahah
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Art Deco architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1924
- Northern Liberties, Philadelphia
- High schools in Philadelphia
- School District of Philadelphia
- 1981 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Educational institutions established in 1981