{"nrhp_refnum":"88002315","name":"Reynolds, Gen. John F., School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2300 Jefferson St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.97757150900003,"lon":-75.17435038599996,"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 four-story Art Deco school building at 2300 Jefferson Street (21st and Winter Streets area) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built 1925-1926 and designed by Irwin T. Catharine. It is brick with terra cotta and limestone trim, with a 1958 one-story addition at the rear.","why_significant":"The form argues the building is an excellent example of Catharine's use of the Art Deco style in his later 1920s and 1930s designs. Its design is closely related to the Darrah, Stanton and Wister Schools, and it is presented as an example of Catharine adapting an existing three-story school design to a larger structure. The form states it is eligible as part of the Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic District, with integrity described as remarkably intact despite the rear addition.","narrative":"Built in 1925 and 1926 to a design by Irwin T. Catharine, this four-story school at Jefferson Street and 24th Street in Philadelphia is built of brick with terra cotta and limestone trim. It rests on a raised brick basement with a stone dripcourse, and its narrow end faces 24th Street. The west entrance has Doric columns and an entablature, and terra cotta panels appear in the entablature and in a band below the cornice. The building is three registers wide and twelve registers deep, with three openings per bay on the north and south elevations. A one-story addition of 1958 extends the first floor to the east and at the rear. Its design relates closely to the Darrah, Stanton and Wister Schools, and it is regarded as a strong example of Catharine's Art Deco work of the later 1920s and 1930s. Its surviving original form is the basis for its historic importance.","period_of_significance":"1925-1926","architect_builder":"Irwin T. Catharine (architect)","architectural_style":"Art Deco","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition recorded as excellent with good integrity; present use is school use as listed on the form.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.13872-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002315.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002315/7a3782649a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002315/7a3782649a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reynolds_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reynolds_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993500","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen._John_F._Reynolds_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5530806"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/reynolds-gen-john-f-school-88002315/"}