{"nrhp_refnum":"88002297","name":"Mann, William, School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1835--1869 N. 54th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.98540051600003,"lon":-75.23129472799997,"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 1835-1869 N. 54th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built 1923-1924 for the School District of Philadelphia.","why_significant":"The building is one of eight elementary schools built from School Board Type Number 137 plans during the district's early 1920s building program. It is nominated as part of the Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic District under Criterion C for architecture, and the form notes that its windows were replaced around 1986 but judges the building still warrants listing.","narrative":"Built in 1923 and 1924 at 54th Street in north Philadelphia, this three-story brick school sits on a raised brick basement and is in the Colonial Revival style. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and is one of eight elementary schools erected from School Board Type Number 137 plans during an early 1920s building program by the School District of Philadelphia. The design follows standards set by H. deCourcy Richards, who served as Chief Designer, and resembles the Patterson, Thomas and Fell Schools of 1920 to 1922. Its facade has stone arched surrounds on the first level, a double stone cornice, and a brick parapet carved with the school's name. A projecting entrance pavilion with double pilasters and a large arched opening marks the side elevation. The building is listed as part of the Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic District under Criterion C, for its architecture, with windows replaced around 1986 noted as an alteration.","period_of_significance":"1923-1924","architect_builder":"Irwin T. Catharine (architect or engineer); the form does not name a separate builder","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Windows replaced around 1986; condition recorded as good to fair.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.700483-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002297.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002297/b7a831c698-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002297/b7a831c698-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72001151","name":"Fairmount Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/fairmount-park-72001151/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993561","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastery_Charter_School_Mann_Elementary","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8015094"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/mann-william-school-88002297/"}