Built 1921–1922 Area 1 ha Added to NRHP 18 November 1988 | NRHP Reference # 88002270 Phone +1 215-684-2030 | |
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Location 2000 N. 7th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR Address 2000 N 7th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA Similar Bodine High School fo, Stetson John B Middle Sc, Meade School, Bache‑M School, Whittier Elementary School | ||
Joseph C. Ferguson School is a historic school building located in the Templetown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1921-1922. It is a three-story, nine bay, "U"-shaped, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features large stone arches, a double stone cornice, and brick parapet.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The building is currently the home of Building 21 and the U School, two innovative high schools in the School District of Philadelphia. They opened during the 2014–2015 school year and have a non-selective lottery-based admissions process.
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