Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus
The Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus, formerly the William Shoemaker Junior High School, is a historic, American high school/middle school that is located in the Carroll Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is currently a charter school run by Mastery Charter Schools.
William Shoemaker Junior High School | |
William Shoemaker Junior High School, June 2010 | |
| Location | 5301 Media St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39.9761°N 75.2283°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003328[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
NBA center Wilt Chamberlain attended the school.
History and architectural features
The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925. It is a four-story, fourteen-bay, reinforced concrete, yellow brick-faced building. Designed in the Late Gothic Revival style, it features a central projecting entrance bay with Gothic arched door, thin brick piers with decorative caps, and brick panels in a herringbone pattern.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Doebley, C. (1982-06-14). "William B. Shoemaker J.H. School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2012-07-03. and Mintz, B. (July 1986). "Wm Shoemaker Jr. High School" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2012-07-03.