Bodine High School for International Affairs
Thomas Jefferson School | |
Thomas Jefferson School, August 2010 | |
| Location | 1101-1125 N. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°58′5″N 75°8′37″W / 39.96806°N 75.14361°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Art Deco, Utilitarian |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002280[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
William W. Bodine High School for International Affairs is a historic high school in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.
History
[edit]The World Affairs Council and the school district cooperated in establishing the high school in 1981.[2]
The school's building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1924. It is a four-story, nine bay brick building on a raised basement in the Art Deco-style. It features an entrance portico with Doric order columns supporting an entablature.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Thomas Jefferson School.[1] The building and the school it previously housed were originally named for President Thomas Jefferson.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Bodine High School for International Affairs". World Affairs Council. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2012. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Thomas Jefferson School" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Bodine High School for International Affairs (webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/b/bodine/) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Bodine High School for International Affairs (phila.k12.pa.us/schools/bodine/) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Bodine High School for International Affairs at Zaahah
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Art Deco architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1924
- Northern Liberties, Philadelphia
- High schools in Philadelphia
- School District of Philadelphia
- 1981 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Educational institutions established in 1981