Lewis C. Cassidy School

Coordinates: 39°58′30″N 75°15′03″W / 39.9751°N 75.2508°W / 39.9751; -75.2508
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Lewis C. Cassidy School
MPS
Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002252[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

The Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus School was an historic

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was part of the School District of Philadelphia
.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] Demolition of the building began in September 2021.

History and architectural features

This historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1922 and 1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay by five-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Designed in the Colonial Revival style, it features large stone arch surrounds on the first level, a projecting entrance pavilion, a double stone cornice, and a brick parapet topped by stone coping.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] Demolition of the building began in September 2021. The new school construction will be complete in June 2023.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Lewis C. Cassidy School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ^ "New Construction Plan at Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus – Capital Programs".

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