Built 1925-1926 NRHP Reference # 88002267 Added to NRHP 18 November 1988 | Built by Melody & Co. Area 9,300 m² | |
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Location 6501 Chew St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture | ||
Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice is a historic school building located in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925-1926. It is a three-story, nine bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. An auditorium addition was built in 1930. It features a central two-story bay window, stone surrounds, and a crenelated parapet. It was used as an "observation school" for teacher education and training.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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