{"nrhp_refnum":"88002282","name":"Hopkinson, Francis, School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1301--1331 E. Luzerne Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.00829123700004,"lon":-75.10225333699998,"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 yellow brick school building at 1301-1331 East Luzerne Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1926-1927 and designed by Irwin T. Catharine. It is part of the Philadelphia Public Schools thematic group.","why_significant":"The document argues the school is one of six buildings constructed from the same School Board design (Type Number 144) by Catharine between 1924 and 1930, and that it is an excellent example of his Art Deco school work. It is said to retain a very high degree of integrity. It is nominated under Criterion C for architecture.","narrative":"Located on East Luzerne Avenue in Philadelphia, the Francis Hopkinson School is a three-story school of yellow brick set on a raised basement, completed in 1926-1927 to a design by Irwin T. Catharine. The building's Art Deco character comes from its colored terra cotta trim, a brick diapered panel, and a colorful arched entrance framed by clustered pilasters, with projecting stair towers flanking the central block. It is one of six schools Catharine built from School Board Type Number 144 between 1924 and 1930, the group that marked his shift from Colonial Revival designs to the modern Art Deco style. The nomination regards the school as an excellent example of that work, with a very high degree of integrity. Its listing rests on its architecture and its place within the Philadelphia Public Schools group. A non-contributing building also stands on the nominated parcel, which covers about two acres.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Irwin T. Catharine (architect)","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition recorded as excellent on the survey form; 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 17:11:36.457928-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002282.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002282/8c85a1ef86-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002282/8c85a1ef86-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hopkinson_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hopkinson_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993498","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Hopkinson_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5481319"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/hopkinson-francis-school-88002282/"}