Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School
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Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School | |
 Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 3901–3961 N. 18th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°00′48″N 75°09′22″W / 40.0133°N 75.1560°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1925-1927 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002275[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 10, 1989 |
Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located in the Nicetown–Tioga neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1927. It is a four-story, 17 bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features projecting end pavilions, arched openings, and a large stone Gothic entryway.[2] It was named for president of the Colonial Dames of Pennsylvania and Flag Day founder Elizabeth Duane Gillespie.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] The building is now vacant, although it is immediately south of the still-occupied Simon Gratz High School.
