Lewis C. Cassidy School

Lewis C. Cassidy School

Lewis C. Cassidy School
Location 6523-6543 Lansdowne Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′30″N 75°15′03″W / 39.9751°N 75.2508°W / 39.9751; -75.2508Coordinates: 39°58′30″N 75°15′03″W / 39.9751°N 75.2508°W / 39.9751; -75.2508
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built 1922-1924
Built by Sinclair & Grigg
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002252[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Lewis C. Cassidy School is a historic school building located in the Morris Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922-1924. It is a three-story, nine bay by five bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features large stone arch surrounds on the first level, a projecting entrance pavilion, a double stone cornice, and brick parapet topped by stone coping.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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.


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