Meehan, Thomas, School
Also known as: Pentecostal Faith Assembly Church
Why it's listed
Built in 1901-1902 in Southwest Germantown, Philadelphia, this two-story stone school on Pulaski Street was designed in the Colonial Revival style by Lloyd Titus, with Harry Kuemmerle as builder. The building has five bays and a slightly projected central pavilion topped by a gable. A heavily ornamented portico with a pedimented gable and Doric columns fronts the central ground-floor opening, and circular openings flank it. The second floor has an arched central window, and the cornice is modillioned. It was designed to ease overcrowding at the neighboring Daniel L. Keyser School, so it contained only four classrooms. Its central front entrance is unusual among the schools of its period. The building is important as one of the few surviving works by Titus, a significant turn-of-the-century school designer. It was later used for industrial purposes and now serves as a church.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is significant as one of the few surviving examples of designs by Lloyd Titus, an important turn-of-the-century Philadelphia school designer. It is described as one of the few schools of its period with a central front entrance, and it was built to relieve overcrowding at the neighboring Daniel L. Keyser School. It is nominated as part of the Philadelphia Public Schools thematic group.
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 88002312, listed November 18, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 5347--5353 Pulaski St., Philadelphia |
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| County | Philadelphia |
| Listed | November 18, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002312 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1901-1902 |
| Architect / builder | Lloyd Titus (architect); Harry Kuemmerle (builder) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Used as a church; a second building erected later and not connected to the school is excluded from the nominated property. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Within district | Fairmount Park |
| Coordinates | 40.02766, -75.17542 (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 88002312.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7792368
- This listing as JSON
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