The Belmont Charter School is a historic

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building located in the Belmont neighborhood of

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. It was added to the

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in 1988.

History and architectural features

The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927. It is a three-story, brick building, which was erected on a raised basement and designed in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a two-story, projecting stone bay window over the main entrance. It was added to the

in 1988. Since 2002, the school has been used as a

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that is operated by the Community Education Alliance of West Philadelphia.

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1927 Charter schools in Pennsylvania West Philadelphia Public elementary schools in Philadelphia Public middle schools in Pennsylvania 1927 establishments in Pennsylvania