The William T. Tilden Middle School is an historic, American middle school that is located in the Paschall neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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 1926 and 1927, this historic structure is a three-story, eleven-bay, brick and limestone building 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 projecting end bays with one-story entrances, brick piers, and a crenellated parapet. ''Note:'' This includes The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tilden, William J., Junior High School School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1927 School District of Philadelphia Southwest Philadelphia Public middle schools in Pennsylvania 1927 establishments in Pennsylvania