{"nrhp_refnum":"88002268","name":"Fell, D. Newlin, School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"900 Oregon Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.91541852900008,"lon":-75.16342761499999,"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 three-story brick school building with stone trim at 900 Oregon Avenue, on the north end of a lot at 21st and Winter Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1922-1924 in the Colonial Revival style and is listed as the School District of Philadelphia's property.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is an intact representative of the Catharine-designed schools of the period in the Colonial Revival style. It is evaluated under Criterion C for architecture and is considered eligible as part of the Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic District. The building shares its site and tax parcel with the George C. Thomas school, built from the same School Board design.","narrative":"At 900 Oregon Avenue in Philadelphia stands a three-story school building of brick with stone trim, erected in 1922-1924 to designs by Irwin T. Catharine. It rests on a raised brick basement and is organized in eight bays, with projecting end bays containing the entrance and stairtower. Stone dripcourses, a beltcourse at the second-floor sill line, and a carved stone panel bearing the school's name on a brick parapet with stone coping define its Colonial Revival character. The building was constructed on the north end of a lot that also holds the George C. Thomas school, built the previous year from the same School Board design. It is regarded as an intact example of Catharine's schools of the period, though its windows have been altered in recent years. The school is significant for its architecture and is part of the wider Philadelphia Public Schools thematic group.","period_of_significance":"1922-1924","architect_builder":"Irwin T. Catharine (architect)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Windows have recently been altered; condition recorded as excellent and use as school.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.730389-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002268.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002268/2c2100171d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002268/2c2100171d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newlin_Fell_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newlin_Fell_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993555","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Newlin_Fell_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5203744"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/fell-d-newlin-school-88002268/"}