Edwin M. Stanton School (Philadelphia)

Edwin M. Stanton School is an historic K-8 school located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, within the Christian Street Historic District. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

Edwin M. Stanton School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Edwin M. Stanton School entrance, May 2010
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Location	1616-1644 Christian St. (901 S. 17th St.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9404°N 75.1710°W / 39.9404; -75.1710
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925–1926
Built by	McCloskey & Co.
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	88002326[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

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

History and features

The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1926. It is a three-story, 10-bay by 3-bay, made of bricks on a raised basement in the Art Deco-style. The entrance features a portico with Doric order columns and terra cotta colored tiles. It also has a stone cornice with colored terra cotta tile and a brick parapet.^[2] The school was named for Edwin M. Stanton.

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

It feeds students to South Philadelphia High School.^[3]

Alumni

• Marian Anderson

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