{"nrhp_refnum":"88002270","name":"Ferguson, Joseph C., School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2000--2046 7th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.98211538500004,"lon":-75.14625243999996,"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 a raised brick basement, at 21st and Winter Streets (701 Norris Street) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1921-1922 for the School District of Philadelphia, with Irwin T. Catharine named as the architect.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is significant for its place in the history of education and school architecture in Philadelphia. It was the first of eight schools built to the same plan and elevations (Type 137) during a period of rapid growth in the city's school system. The building is considered to retain integrity despite a 1962 addition to the rear.","narrative":"Built in 1921-1922 for the School District of Philadelphia, this three-story brick school stands on a raised brick basement at 21st and Winter Streets. Its nine bays have recessed outer registers, stone arched surrounds on the first floor, and stone cornices above the second and third floors. A brick parapet with a carved stone name panel crowns the front, and a one-story entrance pavilion with double pilasters marks the entrance. The building was one of several constructed during the 1920s, when the district built 77 new schools in the city. Irwin T. Catharine used the same plan and elevations for eight schools, and this was the first, begun in 1921. Its design reflects Colonial Revival detailing with Regency-inspired ornament. The school is significant for its role in Philadelphia's expansion of public education and for its representation of standardized school architecture of the period. A rear addition was made in 1962.","period_of_significance":"1921-1922","architect_builder":"Irwin T. Catharine (architect)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition recorded as good; in use as a school","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.783471-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002270.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002270/06f2bf0c31-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002270/06f2bf0c31-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ferguson_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ferguson_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993557","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_C._Ferguson_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6281872"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/ferguson-joseph-c-school-88002270/"}