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William Rowen School

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Built
  
1937

NRHP Reference #
  
88002318

Area
  
1 ha

Added to NRHP
  
18 November 1988

Architect
  
Catharine, Irwin T.

Opened
  
1937

Phone
  
+1 215-276-5251

William Rowen School

Location
  
6801 N. 19th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Georgian Revival, Moderne

MPS
  
Philadelphia Public Schools TR

Address
  
6841 N 19th St, Philadelphia, PA 19126, USA

Similar
  
Gen Louis Wagner Middle Sc, Samuel W Pennypacker School, Francis Scott Key School, John L Kinsey School, D Newlin Fell School

Profiles

William Rowen Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.

It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1937-1938. It is a two-story, five bay, brick building in a Georgian Revival / Moderne-style. It features a large stone entrance and truncated steeple.

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

Feeder patterns

Rowen feeds into King High School.

References

William Rowen School Wikipedia