James R. Ludlow School

James R. Ludlow School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
James R. Ludlow School, August 2010
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Location	550 W. Master St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′21″N 75°08′45″W / 39.9725°N 75.1459°W / 39.9725; -75.1459Coordinates: 39°58′21″N 75°08′45″W / 39.9725°N 75.1459°W / 39.9725; -75.1459
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1926–1927
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002296
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

James R. Ludlow School is a historic elementary school located in the Yorktown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by architect Irwin T. Catharine (1883–1944) and built in 1926–1927. It is a three-story brick building, nine bays wide with projecting end bays in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a one-story, stone entrance pavilion with a Tudor-arched opening. The school was named for the Hon. James R. Ludlow (1825-1886).

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.