Edwin Forrest School is a public elementary school located in the Mayfair neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is within the School District of Philadelphia.
Edwin Forrest School | |
 Edwin Forrest School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 7300 Cottage St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°02′04″N 75°02′09″W / 40.0345°N 75.0359°W |
| Area | 3.2 acres (1.3 ha) |
| Built | 1928–1929 |
| Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002273[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1928–1929. It is a three-story, eight-bay, yellow brick building in the Art Deco style. It features an arched entryway with terra cotta trim, terra cotta cornice, and brick parapet.[2] It was named for actor Edwin Forrest (1806–1872).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Students zoned to Forrest are also zoned to Austin Meehan Middle School and Abraham Lincoln High School.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Forrest, Edwin, School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 6, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ↑ "Edwin Forrest Elementary School Geographic Boundaries Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
External links
edit- Edwin Forrest Elementary School Archived December 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- Edwin Forrest School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)