1130--1148 Federal St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 01, 1986. NRIS 86003294.
Part of Philadelphia Public Schools TR (NRIS 64000730).
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Fanny Jackson Coppin School, previously Federal Street School and then Andrew Jackson School, is a public K-8 school located in the Passyunk Square neighborhood of South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school was previously named for United States President Andrew Jackson before changing the name in 2021 to honor former Philadelphia teacher Fanny Jackson Coppin.
The historic school building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1924–1925. It is a three-story, brick and limestone in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting center two-story bay, projecting building ends with decorative brick panels, compound arched entrance, and a brick parapet. The roof of the school includes a garden that is used by the local community.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993464