{"nrhp_refnum":"88002299","name":"Martin, James, School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3340 Richmond St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.98559086400007,"lon":-75.09706575099995,"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 stone school building at 21st and Winter Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Joseph W. Anschutz and built 1894-1896, with a 1922 addition by Irwin T. Catharine.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its place in the history of education and school architecture in Philadelphia. It is described as the only example of Anschutz's use of Romanesque Revival ornamentation on an essentially utilitarian school structure. The 1922 addition by Catharine is presented as retaining the original character of Anschutz's design.","narrative":"Built in 1894-1896 to a design by Joseph W. Anschutz, the James Martin School is a three-story stone building on a slightly raised basement at 21st and Winter Streets in Philadelphia. Its front elevation is divided into five registers, with stone sills and lintels and portholes above the central three. Anschutz designed it during his tenure with the Philadelphia School District, 1885-1899, when he produced 76 school buildings, most of which have since been demolished. The building is regarded as the only surviving example of his use of Romanesque Revival ornamentation applied to a utilitarian school structure. In 1922 a larger nine-register wing by Irwin T. Catharine was added at the southeastern part of the building. Catharine kept Anschutz's vocabulary and sought to follow the original design, which gives the addition particular interest. The building is significant for its place in the history of education and school architecture in Philadelphia.","period_of_significance":"1894-1896","architect_builder":"Joseph W. Anschutz (architect); Irwin T. Catharine (1922 addition architect); Frank J. Amweg (builder)","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:35.650514-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002299.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002299/50e70b5e34-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002299/50e70b5e34-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Davidt8","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phila_JamesMartinSchool01.png\" rel=\"noopener\">Davidt8</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phila_JamesMartinSchool01.png"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993695","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Middle_Years_at_James_Martin_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6139015"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/martin-james-school-88002299/"}