The Mastery Charter School - Smedley Elementary is an American charter school that is located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

History and notable features

Originally named the Franklin Smedley School, the school has been run by Mastery Charter Schools since 2010. The building was designed by

Irwin T. Catharine Irwin Thornton Catharine (October 22, 1883 – March 3, 1944) was the chief architect of Philadelphia Public school (government funded), public schools from 1920 until his retirement in 1937. Buildings built during Catharine's tenure ranged from ...

and was built between 1927 and 1928. It is a three-story, nine-bay, yellow brick building that sits on a raised basement. Created in the

Late Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

style, it features a projecting stone entryway with Tudor-arched opening, stone openings, and a crenellated parapet. ''Note:'' This includes The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smedley, Franklin, School School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1928 Frankford, Philadelphia Public elementary schools in Philadelphia Charter schools in Pennsylvania 1928 establishments in Pennsylvania