Disston, Mary, School

4521 Longshore Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 18, 1988. NRIS 88002319.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • St. Josaphat's R.C. School

From Wikipedia:

Mary Disston School

Mary Disston School is a historic school building located in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1900–1901, and is a two-story, three-bay, U-shaped stone building in the Colonial Revival style. A rear addition was built in 1967. It features a recessed central entrance with columnaded porch, arched openings, and a balcony; a central Palladian window; and hipped roof.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. For a time the building was home to St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Church.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993575

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