James R. Ludlow School

James R. Ludlow School

James R. Ludlow School, August 2010
Location 1323-1345 N. 6th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′21″N 75°08′45″W / 39.9725°N 75.1459°W / 39.9725; -75.1459Coordinates: 39°58′21″N 75°08′45″W / 39.9725°N 75.1459°W / 39.9725; -75.1459
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1926-1927
Architect Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002296[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

James R. Ludlow School is a historic school building located in the Yorktown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Irwin T. Catharine (1883-1944) and built in 1926-1927. It is a three-story brick building, nine bays wide with projecting end bays in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a one-story, stone entrance pavilion with a Tudor-arched opening.[2] It was named for the Hon. James R. Ludlow (1825-1886).[3]

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 1985). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: James R. Ludlow School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, "James R. Ludlow," by Richard Vaux, January 7, 1887, p. 19-23


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