Hamilton Disston School, Schule in den Vereinigten Staaten
Hamilton Disston School is a school building in Philadelphia constructed between 1923 and 1924. The two-story brick structure features Colonial Revival style with a prominent central entrance framed by stone arches, wide hallways, and classrooms that reflect the design thinking of the 1920s.
The building emerged from a wave of post-World War I school construction aimed at creating better learning spaces with modern safety features. It followed earlier schools of the same name from the 1880s and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The school was named after Hamilton Disston, a businessman who shaped the area's development. The community has supported it over generations through donations of furniture, books, and stained-glass windows left by local families.
The building sits on the north side of the 4400 block of Knorr Street, between Cottage and Gillespie Streets, in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood. Access is straightforward and the grounds are well-maintained, making it an easy landmark to locate in the area.
The school was designed by architect Irwin T. Catharine and displays crafted details such as stone arches around the entrance door and cornices beneath the roofline. The Library of Congress holds photographs and drawings from early documentation of the building, showing how it appeared in earlier decades.
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