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William H. Harrison School

William H. Harrison School
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W. H. Harrison School, August 2010
William H. Harrison School is located in Philadelphia
William H. Harrison School
William H. Harrison School is located in Pennsylvania
William H. Harrison School
William H. Harrison School is located in the US
William H. Harrison School
Location 1012–1020 W. Thompson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′19″N 75°9′14″W / 39.97194°N 75.15389°W / 39.97194; -75.15389Coordinates: 39°58′19″N 75°9′14″W / 39.97194°N 75.15389°W / 39.97194; -75.15389
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1928–1929
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002278
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

William Henry Harrison School is a historic school building located in the Yorktown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Irwin T. Catharine (1883–1944) and built in 1928–1929. It is a three-story brick building, nine bays wide on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a one-story, stone entrance pavilion with a Tudor-arched opening and a crenellated parapet. It is named for President William Henry Harrison.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The building is currently home to the St. Malachy School.



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