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Penn Treaty School

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Built
  
1927-1928

Area
  
5,300 m²

Added to NRHP
  
18 November 1988

NRHP Reference #
  
88002311

Phone
  
+1 215-291-4715

Penn Treaty School

Location
  
600 E. Thompson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Address
  
600 E Thompson St, Philadelphia, PA 19125, USA

Architectural style
  
Gothic Revival architecture

Similar
  
John L Kinsey School, George Sharswood School, William Rowen School, Spring Garden School, Vare‑Washington School

Penn Treaty School is a grade 6-12 school in Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was formerly Penn Treaty Junior High School and Penn Treaty Middle School.

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Architecture

It occupies a historic building designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927-1928. It is a five-story, 17-bay, brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a projecting end pavilions with arched openings, carved limestone decorative elements, a large stone Gothic entryway, and a large battlement tower. It was named to commemorate Penn's Treaty with the Indians.

History

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

It previously fed into Kensington High School.

As of 2015 it had about 700 students.

References

Penn Treaty School Wikipedia