Paul_Lawrence_Dunbar_School_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania)

Paul Laurence Dunbar School (Philadelphia)

Paul Laurence Dunbar School (Philadelphia)

United States historic place

The Paul Laurence Dunbar School is an historic, American school building that is located in the Templetown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] it is a middle school in the School District of Philadelphia.

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1931 and 1932, this historic structure is a four-story, fourteen-bay, orange brick building that sits on a raised basement. Designed in the Moderne style, it features ribbon bands of windows, brick pilasters with compound capitals, and spandrel panels.[2] It was named for African American poet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is a middle school in the School District of Philadelphia.

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Paul Lawrence Dunbar School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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