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Thomas Meehan School

Coordinates: 40°1′39″N 75°10′33″W / 40.02750°N 75.17583°W / 40.02750; -75.17583
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Thomas Meehan School
Thomas Meehan School, June 2010
Thomas Meehan School is located in Philadelphia
Thomas Meehan School
Thomas Meehan School is located in Pennsylvania
Thomas Meehan School
Thomas Meehan School is located in the United States
Thomas Meehan School
Location5347 Pulaski Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°1′39″N 75°10′33″W / 40.02750°N 75.17583°W / 40.02750; -75.17583
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1901–1902
Built byHarry Kuemmerle
ArchitectLloyd Titus
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002312[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

The Thomas Meehan School is a historic former school building that is located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built between 1901 and 1902, this historic structure is a two-story, five-bay, stone building that was designed in the Colonial Revival style. It features a portico with Doric order columns, arched openings, and a modillioned cornice and was used for industrial purposes during the mid-twentieth century. It is now home to the Pentecostal Faith Assembly Church.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

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  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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Thomas Meehan School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.