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George Meade School

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Built
  
1936

NRHP Reference #
  
86003305

Area
  
4,000 m²

Architectural style
  
Streamline Moderne

Built by
  
Smith & Bradley

Opened
  
1936

Phone
  
+1 215-684-5062

Added to NRHP
  
4 December 1986

George Meade School

Location
  
1600 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MPS
  
Philadelphia Public Schools TR

Address
  
1600 N 18th St, Philadelphia, PA 19121, USA

Similar
  
Paul L Dunbar School, Roberts Vaux Junior Hi, James R Ludlow School, James J Sullivan School, William Rowen School

Genergal George G. Meade School is a historic elementary/middle school located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1936. It is a three-story, 11 bay, yellow brick building in a Moderne-style. It has a four-story, five bay addition. It features rounded corners, ribbon bands of windows, and low relief Greek figures. It was named for General George Meade (1815–1872).

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is a contributing property to the Lower North Philadelphia Speculative Housing Historic District.

References

George Meade School Wikipedia