Paul Lawrence Dunbar School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Paul Lawrence Dunbar School
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Paul Lawrence Dunbar School, August 2010
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| Location | Twelfth above Columbia Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1931-1932 |
| Architect | Catharine, Irwin T. |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 86003274[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
Paul Lawrence Dunbar School is a historic school building located in the Templetown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1931-1932. It is a four-story, 14 bay, orange brick building on a raised basement in the Moderne-style. It features ribbon bands of windows, brick pilasters with compound capitals, and spandrel panels.[2] It was named for African American poet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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