Holmes Junior High School (Philadelphia)
United States historic place
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Holmes Junior High School is a historic junior high school building in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Holmes Junior High School | |
Holmes Junior High School, September 2010 | |
  Location within Philadelphia  Location within Pennsylvania  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 5429 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39.9594°N 75.2308°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1916–1917 |
| Built by | Moore, Warren, & Co. |
| Architect | Henry deCourcy Richards |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Website | https://holmes.djusd.net/ |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002281[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
History and architectural features
Designed by Henry deCourcy Richards, Holmes Junior High School was built between 1916 and 1917. It is a three-story, six-bay, brick building, which was placed on a raised basement and designed in the Classical Revival-style.An addition was made to the U-shaped building shortly after it was completed in 1917, which features a slightly projecting center section, stone cornice and brick parapet.[2] The school is named after Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.