Hamilton Disston School
United States historic place
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The Hamilton Disston Elementary School is a historic K-8 school in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hamilton Disston School | |
Hamilton Disston School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 6801 Cottage St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′42″N 75°02′48″W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1923–1924 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002262[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
History and architectural features
The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1923 and 1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick structure which sits on a raised basement. It was designed in the Colonial Revival style, and features a central projecting entrance pavilion, stone arched surrounds, and stone cornice and brick parapet.[2]
The school is named after Hamilton Disston, an industrialist who led the Disston Saw Works, and whose father, Henry Disston, had founded the saw works and had built Tacony as a company town for its workers.