The Universal Creighton Charter School is a historic school that is located in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Thomas Creighton School | |
 Thomas Creighton School, October 2010 | |
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| Location | 5401 Tabor Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°02′06″N 75°06′17″W / 40.03491°N 75.10476°W |
| Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
| Built | 1929–1930 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002260[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Currently in use as a charter school, this building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Thomas Creighton School.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1929 and 1930. It is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Created in the Late Gothic Revival style, it features entrances with arched stone surrounds, brick piers with terra cotta capitals, and a crenellated battlement with four small towers. Additions were built in 1931 and 1954.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Thomas Creighton School.[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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Thomas Creighton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.