Forrest, Edwin, School

4300 Bleigh St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 18, 1988. NRIS 88002273.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Edwin Forrest School

Edwin Forrest School is a public elementary school located in the Mayfair neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is within the School District of Philadelphia.

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. It was named for actor Edwin Forrest (1806–1872).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Students zoned to Forrest are also zoned to Austin Meehan Middle School and Abraham Lincoln High School.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993496

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