Northeast Manual Training School

Northeast Manual Training School
Northeast Manual Training School, September 2010
Northeast Manual Training School is located in Philadelphia
Northeast Manual Training School
Northeast Manual Training School is located in Pennsylvania
Northeast Manual Training School
Northeast Manual Training School is located in the United States
Northeast Manual Training School
Location701 Lehigh St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′36″N 75°08′39″W / 39.9932°N 75.1443°W / 39.9932; -75.1443
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1903
Built byHenderson & Co.
ArchitectTitus, Lloyd
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003279[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

The Northeast Manual Training School, also known as Edison High School, was an historic, American school building that was located in Fairhill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

History and architectural features

Built between 1903 and 1905 as a 31⁄2-story, random-coursed, granite building, it was designed in the Romanesque style. It featured a center turret, flanked by projecting gable ends.[2]

A fire on August 3, 2011, destroyed most of the interior, but the structural walls remained in good condition. The school, which had been closed in 2009 and then inhabited by squatters, was demolished in late 2011.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-22. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Northeast Manual Training School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ^ Ujifusa, Steven (November 15, 2012). "Gothic Ruins: A Last Glimpse Inside Northeast Manual Training High School". The PhillyHistory Blog. City of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 22, 2013.