The Walter George Smith School is a former American school building that is located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The school was closed in 2013; as of 2016, it was in the process of being converted to apartments.

History and architectural features

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 built between 1924 and 1925, this historic structure is a four-story, brick building with limestone trim that was 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 two projecting ends, a main entrance with enclosed porch and Gothic arch, Gothic arched windows, and a battlement parapet. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The school was closed in 2013, and as of 2016 was in the process of being converted to apartments.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Walter George, School School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1925 Defunct schools in Pennsylvania South Philadelphia 1925 establishments in Pennsylvania