Spring Garden School No. 1

Spring Garden School No. 1
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Spring Garden School No 1, August 2010
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Location	Twelfth and Ogden Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′6″N 75°9′22″W / 39.96833°N 75.15611°W / 39.96833; -75.15611Coordinates: 39°58′6″N 75°9′22″W / 39.96833°N 75.15611°W / 39.96833; -75.15611
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1927-1928
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Moderne
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	86003332
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Spring Garden School No. 1 is a historic school building located in the Poplar neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1927-1928. It is a three-story, three bay brick building in the Moderne-style. It features a limestone entrance surround, a limestone parapet, and decorative tile.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. By 2013 the building had been abandoned. As of 2016^[update] the building had old textbooks and graffiti inside. Around that period there was a plan to convert the buildings into apartments for disadvantaged elderly people.