David Rittenhouse Junior High School

David Rittenhouse Junior High School
Rittenhouse School, November 2011
Location1705 Locust St., Norristown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°07′46″N 75°19′52″W / 40.1294°N 75.3312°W / 40.1294; -75.3312
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1928
Built byRitter & Shay; Kelly, P.H., Co., Inc.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.96000717
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1996

David Rittenhouse Junior High School is a historic junior high school building located at Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1928, and is a "T"-plan building in the Colonial Revival style. It is a three-story, red brick building with limestone trim and detailing. It features an ornate, two-story, semi-circular entrance portico, palladian window, and limestone clad tower. The school closed in June 1981. It was named for David Rittenhouse (1732–1796).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cynthia A. Rose (January 1996). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Rittenhouse, David, Junior High School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 30, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.