Built 1929-1930 Area 4,000 m² Added to NRHP 18 November 1988 | NRHP Reference # 88002264 Phone +1 215-487-4460 | |
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Location 4665 Umbria St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR Address 4667 Umbria St, Philadelphia, PA 19127, USA Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Andrew J Morrison School, Julia Ward Howe School, Francis Scott Key School, William Rowen School, Laura H Carnell School | ||
James Dobson School is historic school building located in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929-1930. It is a three-story, five bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features an entrance pavilion with stone-trimmed arched opening, and brick piers with stone trim.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The school is currently at 4667 Umbria Street, several blocks away, and caters to K-8 students. As of 2014, it has 309 students attending.
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