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Robert Fulton School

Robert Fulton School
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Robert Fulton School, October 2010
Robert Fulton School is located in Philadelphia
Robert Fulton School
Robert Fulton School is located in Pennsylvania
Robert Fulton School
Robert Fulton School is located in the US
Robert Fulton School
Location 60–68 E. Haines St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°02′23″N 75°10′31″W / 40.0396°N 75.1753°W / 40.0396; -75.1753Coordinates: 40°02′23″N 75°10′31″W / 40.0396°N 75.1753°W / 40.0396; -75.1753
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1935–1937
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Moderne
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003284
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Robert Fulton School is a historic school building located in the Morton neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1935–1937. It is a three-story, brick and limestone building in the Moderne-style. It features ribbon bands of windows, large brick piers, a main entrance tower, and historical figures holding lamps of enlightenment and knowledge. It was named for inventor Robert Fulton.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The school was closed in 2013.



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