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Joseph C. Ferguson School

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Joseph C. Ferguson School
Joseph C. Ferguson School, August 2010
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Location2000 N. 7th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1921–1922
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002270[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

The Joseph C. Ferguson School is a historic American school building in the Hartranft neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

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Designed by Irwin T. Catharine, this historic structure was built between 1921 and 1922. It is a three-story, nine-bay, U-shaped, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Created in the Colonial Revival style, it features large stone arches, a double stone cornice, and brick parapet.[2] The school is named after Joseph C. Ferguson a judge that was a part of Philadelphia orphan court.

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

The building is currently the home of The U School, an innovative high school in the School District of Philadelphia.[3] The U School and Building 21, two schools with a non-selective lottery-based admissions process, opened at the Ferguson building during the 2014–2015 school year. Building 21 relocated after three academic years, and The U School remains.[4]

References

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