Gen. John F. Reynolds School Explained

Gen. John F. Reynolds School is a historic school building located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1926. It is a four-story, 12-bay by 3-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Art Deco-style. It has a one-story addition on the eastern side built in 1958. It features an entrance with Doric order columns and decorative terra cotta panels.^[1] It was named for Civil War General John F. Reynolds (1820–1863).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The school was closed in 2013 and sold to the Philadelphia Housing Authority in 2014.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-06-23. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H095002_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gen. John F. Reynolds School]. 2012-06-16. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.
2. Web site: Two Historic Art Deco Schools to Close on Same Block. Webb. Molly. Curbed. May 7, 2013. March 11, 2017.
3. Web site: September 22, 2014 . SRC sells schools for pennies when the district needs millions . https://web.archive.org/web/20160505165343/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/the-philadelphia-experiment/73024-schools-sold-for-pennies-when-the-district-needs-millions . 5 May 2016 . March 11, 2017 . WHYY.