Built 1936–1937 NRHP Reference # 88002263 Added to NRHP 18 November 1988 | Architectural style Moderne, Art Deco Area 8,000 m² Architect Irwin T. Catharine | |
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Location 2150 West Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR Address Philadelphia, PA 19132, USA Similar Olney High School, Roberts Vaux Junior Hi, George Sharswood School, Samuel W Pennypacker School, Spring Garden School | ||
Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School, also known as Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School, is a historic vocational school building located in the West Lehigh neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1936–1937. It is a six- to seven-story, 14 bay, brick building in the Moderne-style. It has a one-story, stone front building. It features brick piers with terra cotta tops and the building has terra cotta trim.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The school is the home of the Mustangs and the school colors are Flame and Steel. Murrell Dobbins offers seven CTE programs: Barbering, Business Education, Commercial & Advertising Arts, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Fashion Design and Plumbing. Dobbins athletics consist of Football, Cross-Country, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Indoor Track, Bowling, Cheerleading, Badminton, Baseball, Softball and Outdoor Track.