John Paul Jones Junior High School

John Paul Jones Junior High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
John Paul Jones Junior High School, September 2010
Location	2922 Memphis St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′10″N 75°6′46″W / 39.98611°N 75.11278°WCoordinates: 39°59′10″N 75°6′46″W / 39.98611°N 75.11278°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1923-1924
Built by	Ketcham & McQuade
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002287[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

John Paul Jones Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923-1924. 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 stone, brick pilasters, and stone cornice and brick parapet.^[2] It was named for Naval hero John Paul Jones (1747–1792).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: John Paul Jones Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.