Russell_H._Conwell_School

Conwell Middle Magnet School

Conwell Middle Magnet School

United States historic place

Conwell Middle Magnet School is a historic middle school located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a magnet school in the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1926. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a central arched entryway with stone surround, stone two-story bay, and carved stone panels.[2] The school was named for Temple University founder Russell Conwell.

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The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Russell H. Conwell School.[1]

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  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-04. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Russell H. Conwell School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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