Bache-Martin Elementary School

Bache-Martin Elementary School
Bache-Martin School, August 2010
Location801 N. Twenty-second St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′12″N 75°10′25″W / 39.9699°N 75.1737°W / 39.9699; -75.1737
Arealess than one acre
Built1905–1906
Built byJ.R. Wiggins Co.
ArchitectLloyd Titus
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003262[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

The Bache-Martin Elementary School is a pre-kindergarten to eighth grade school which is located in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school campus comprises two distinct buildings along 22nd Street, both of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Bache School

The Alexander Dallas Bache School was designed by Lloyd Titus and built between 1905 and 1906. It is a three-story, L-shaped, stone building, which was created in the Romanesque-style. It features a central projecting gable elaborate arched window.[2] It is named for Philadelphia native Alexander Dallas Bache (1806–1867), an American physicist, scientist and surveyor.

Martin School

Martin School
Martin Orthopedic School, August 2010
Location800 N. Twenty-second St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1936–1937
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003300[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

The Martin School, formerly known as the Martin Orthopedic School, also formerly known as Willis & Elizabeth Martin Orthopedic School, was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1936 and 1937. It is a one-story, ten-bay, brick and limestone building, which was designed in the Georgian Revival-style. It features a central projecting pedimented portico with Corinthian order columns and a bell tower. It was the first school in the Philadelphia school system for physically handicapped students.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ B. Mintz (July 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Bache, Alexander Dallas, School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. ^ B. Mintz (July 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Martin Orthopedic School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
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