D. Newlin Fell School
D. Newlin Fell School | |
D. Newlin Fell School, May 2010 | |
39°54′56″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9155°N 75.1634°W / 39.9155; -75.1634 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1922-1924 |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002268[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
D. Newlin Fell School is a public elementary school located in the East Oregon neighborhood of South Philadelphia. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia, and shares a site with the George C. Thomas Junior High School. It was named in honor of D. Newlin Fell, who served as a Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1894 to 1910 and Chief Justice until 1915.
The historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features two projecting entrances with stone surrounds and a brick parapet.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Students zoned to Fell are zoned to South Philadelphia High School.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-07. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: D. Newlin Fell School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ "D. Newlin Fell Elementary School Geographic Boundaries Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 7, 2016.
External links
- Fell School
- Fell School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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- Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel
- Franklin Hose Company No. 28
- Geno's Steaks
- Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
- Grays Road Recreation Center
- Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia
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- Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed
- Royal Theater
- St. Anthony de Padua Parish School
- St Nicholas of Tolentine Church
- Tindley Temple United Methodist Church
- Tony Luke's
- Walt Whitman Bridge
- Mount Sinai Hospital (demolished)