Edmunds, Henry R., School
Why it's listed
A three-story brick school on Haworth Street in Philadelphia, built in 1923-1924 on a raised brick basement. Its nine-bay front has recessed outer bays, stone arched surrounds on the first level, and a brick parapet with stone coping in which the school's name is carved. The side elevations have a projecting entrance pavilion framed by double pilasters and an entablature, beneath a large arched opening. The school was one of eight elementary schools erected from the same set of plans, School Board Type Number 137, during an ambitious building program by the School District of Philadelphia between 1921 and 1923. The plan followed design standards set by H. deCourcy Richards when he served as the district's Chief Designer. The building is significant for its architecture as a representative example of this standardized school design. Its three-acre site on tax parcel 886176000 is the only contributing resource in the nominated area, and the nomination treats the building as part of the wider Philadelphia Public Schools thematic group.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the school is significant as one of eight elementary schools built from the same School Board Type Number 137 plans during the district's early-1920s building program. It is evaluated under Criterion C for architecture and is listed as part of the Philadelphia Public Schools Thematic District. The design follows standards set by H. deCourcy Richards, the district's Chief Designer.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 88002266, listed November 18, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1101--1197 Haworth St., Philadelphia |
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| County | Philadelphia |
| Listed | November 18, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002266 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1923-1924 |
| Architect / builder | Irwin T. Catharine (architect or engineer) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as good; the document gives no current use beyond its original school function. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 40.02515, -75.08704 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88002266.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5727299
- This listing as JSON
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