Gen. Louis Wagner Middle School

Gen. Louis Wagner Middle School
(Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School)

Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School, September 2010
Location Seventeenth and Chelten Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°03′06″N 75°08′51″W / 40.0518°N 75.1476°W / 40.0518; -75.1476Coordinates: 40°03′06″N 75°08′51″W / 40.0518°N 75.1476°W / 40.0518; -75.1476
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1927-1928
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003340[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Gen. Louis Wagner Middle School, formerly Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School, is a historic middle school located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.

It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927-1928. It is a three-story, 15 bay, yellow brick building in a Classical Revival-style. It features a projecting center entrance bay with portico and Ionic order columns.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Students continue to King High School.[3]

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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. "High School Directory Fall 2017 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 39/70. Retrieved on November 16, 2016.


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