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Warren G. Harding Middle School

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Warren G. Harding Junior High School
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Warren G. Harding Junior High School, September 2010
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Location2000 Wakeling St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Area8.3 acres (3.4 ha)
Built1923–1924
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002277[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

The Warren G. Harding Middle School is a historic American middle school in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

The building 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 and built between 1923 and 1925 at a cost of just over $1 million, this historic structure is a three-story, seventeen-bay-wide and twelve-bay-deep, brick-and-limestone building that was created in the Colonial Revival style. It features a projecting center entrance pavilion with arched openings, stone cornice, and balustraded parapet.[2] The school was named after former President Warren G. Harding.

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

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