{"nrhp_refnum":"88002241","name":"Nichols, Jeremiah, School","other_names":["Barratt,Norris S.,Junior High School"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1235 S. 16th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.943879595000055,"lon":-75.17075301799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-building public school complex at 1235 S. 16th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting of an 1908 school building and a 1926-1927 building that became the Norris S. Barratt Junior High School. The 1908 building was designed by H. deCourcy Richards and the 1926-1927 building is attributed in the form to Irwin T. Catharine.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is a well preserved example of school architecture common among Philadelphia schools in the early 20th century, combining Collegiate Gothic and Art Deco styling. It is listed under Criterion C for architecture and is nominated as part of the Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic District.","narrative":"Two brick school buildings on a corner lot at 16th and Wharton Streets in Philadelphia make up this complex. The earlier building, designed in 1908 by H. deCourcy Richards, is three stories high on a raised brick basement, with five windows per register on the lower floors and arched openings on the third floor. In 1926 the original Jeremiah Nichols School, built in the 1860s, was demolished and the 1908 addition was joined to the new Norris S. Barratt Junior High School, which wrapped around it. The southern building, erected in 1926-1927, is four stories high with seven registers along its western facade. Each register has a tall arched opening with windows separated by terra cotta panels, and the main entrance is topped by a battlement. The complex is significant as a well preserved example of the Collegiate Gothic and Art Deco school designs used widely across Philadelphia in the early twentieth century.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"H. deCourcy Richards (1908); Irwin T. Catharine (1926)","architectural_style":"Late Gothic Revival / Art Deco","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Good condition and integrity, used as the Norris S. Barratt Junior High School","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.966164-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002241.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002241/d621c2b332-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002241/d621c2b332-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nichols_Barratt_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nichols_Barratt_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87002203","name":"Center City West Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/center-city-west-commercial-historic-district-87002203/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993663","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.W._Childs_Elementary_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6180927"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/nichols-jeremiah-school-88002241/"}