Built 1916-1917 NRHP Reference # 88002281 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | Built by Moore, Warren, & Co. Area 4,500 m² Added to NRHP 18 November 1988 | |
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Location 5429-5455 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR | ||
Holmes Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1916-1917. It is a three-story, six bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Classical Revival-style. An addition was made to the "U"-shaped building shortly after it was completed in 1917. It features a slightly projecting center section, stone cornice, and brick parapet.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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