Edwin M. Stanton School is an historic

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located in the

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neighborhood of

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, within the

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. It is part of the

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. The building was added to the

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in 1988.

History and features

The building was designed by

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and built in 1925–1926. It is a three-story, 10-bay by 3-bay, made of bricks on a raised basement in the

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-style. The entrance features a

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with

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columns and

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colored tiles. It also has a stone cornice with colored terra cotta tile and a brick

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. ''Note:'' This includes The school was named for

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. The building was added to the

in 1988. It feeds students to

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Alumni

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Gallery

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanton, Edwin M., School School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Art Deco architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1926 School District of Philadelphia Southwest Center City, Philadelphia Public K–8 schools in Philadelphia 1926 establishments in Pennsylvania