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Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia)

Coordinates: 39°57′34″N 75°13′51″W / 39.9594°N 75.2308°W / 39.9594; -75.2308
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Holmes Junior High School
Holmes Junior High School, September 2010
Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia)
Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia)
Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia)
Location5429 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′34″N 75°13′51″W / 39.9594°N 75.2308°W / 39.9594; -75.2308
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1916–1917
Built byMoore, Warren, & Co.
ArchitectHenry deCourcy Richards
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002281[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

Holmes Junior High School is an historic junior high school building, which is located in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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

History and architectural features

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Designed by Henry deCourcy Richards, Holmes Junior High School was built between 1916 and 1917. It is a three-story, six-bay, brick building, which was placed on a raised basement and designed in the Classical Revival-style.[2]

An addition was made to the U-shaped building shortly after it was completed in 1917, which features a slightly projecting center section, stone cornice and brick parapet.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-08. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Holmes Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.