Walter George Smith School

Walter George Smith School is a former school building located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1924–1925. It is a four-story, brick building with limestone trim in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features two projecting ends, main entrance with enclosed porch and Gothic arch, Gothic arched windows, and battlement parapet.[2]

Walter George Smith School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Walter George Smith School, May 2010
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Location	1300 S. 19th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9349°N 75.1758°W / 39.9349; -75.1758
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1924–1925
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003329[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The school was closed in 2013, and as of 2016 was in the process of being converted to apartments.[3][4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Walter George Smith School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
3. Matheson, Kathy (March 7, 2013). "4 Philadelphia schools saved, 23 closing after SRC vote". WPVI-TV. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
4. Adelman, Jacob (July 19, 2016). "Developer reaches tentative deal over plans for shuttered Point Breeze school". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 20, 2017.