Laura H. Carnell School
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Laura H. Carnell School, September 2010
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Location | 1100 Devereaux Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°02′20″N 75°05′02″W / 40.0389°N 75.0840°WCoordinates: 40°02′20″N 75°05′02″W / 40.0389°N 75.0840°W |
Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
Built | 1930–1931 |
Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP Reference # | 88002251 |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Laura H. Carnell School is a historic elementary school located in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1930–1931. It is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. A rear addition was built in 1953. It features stone arched entryways, stone two-story bay, and crenellated battlement with four small towers. The school was named after Temple University dean Laura H. Carnell.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.