Built 1928 Opened 1928 Added to NRHP 28 June 1996 | NRHP Reference # 96000717 Area 8,900 m² | |
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Built by Ritter & Shay; Kelly, P.H. , Co., Inc. Architectural style Colonial Revival architecture | ||
David Rittenhouse Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located at Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1928, and is a "T"-plan building in the Colonial Revival style. It is a three-story, red brick building with limestone trim and detailing. It features an ornate, two-story, semi-circular entrance portico, palladian window, and limestone clad tower. The school closed in June 1981. It was named for David Rittenhouse (1732–1796).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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