The General George G. Meade School is an historic elementary/middle
school which is located in the
North Central neighborhood of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Part of the
School District of Philadelphia, it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1986,
and is a
contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
to the
.
History and architectural features
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 ...
, the General George G. Meade School was built in 1936. It is a three-story, eleven-bay, yellow, brick building, which was created in a
Moderne-style. It also has a four-story, five-bay addition, which features rounded corners, ribbon bands of windows and low relief Greek figures.
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It was named for General
George Meade (1815–1872).
The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
It is a
contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
to the
.
References
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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
Moderne architecture in Pennsylvania
School buildings completed in 1936
Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania
North Central, Philadelphia
Public K–8 schools in Philadelphia
School District of Philadelphia