Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School
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Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School, October 2010
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Location | 430 E. Washington Ln., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°02′54″N 75°10′31″W / 40.0483°N 75.1752°WCoordinates: 40°02′54″N 75°10′31″W / 40.0483°N 75.1752°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1922–1924 |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference # | 88002317 |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Roosevelt Elementary School is a historic K–8 school located in the Morton neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, 17 bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features a central projecting entrance pavilion of brick and stone, with stone pilasters, and a stone cornice and brick parapet. The school was named for President Theodore Roosevelt.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.