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'''Irwin Thornton Catharine''' (October 22, 1883 – March 3, 1944) was the chief [[architect]] of [[Philadelphia]] [[Public school (government funded)|public school]]s from 1920 until his retirement in 1937. Buildings built during Catharine's tenure ranged from [[Gothic Revival]], as in the case of [[Simon Gratz High School]], to [[Streamline Moderne]], as in his last project, [[Joseph H. Brown Elementary School]]. He died in Philadelphia in 1944.
'''Irwin Thornton Catharine''' (October 22, 1883 – March 3, 1944) was the chief [[architect]] of [[Philadelphia]] [[Public school (government funded)|public school]]s from 1920 until his retirement in 1937. Buildings built during Catharine's tenure ranged from [[Gothic Revival]], as in the case of [[Simon Gratz High School]], to [[Streamline Moderne]], as in his last project, [[Joseph H. Brown Elementary School]]. He died in Philadelphia in 1944.
[[File:Gratz HS Philly.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Gratz High School]]


Catharine succeeded [[Henry deCoursey Richards]] as the main school designer in Philadelphia. From 1918 to 1937, his work added 104 new buildings (replacing 37 existing ones), added wings to 26 other schools, and otherwise improved at least 50 other schools.<ref name=tr>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=64000730}} |title=Philadelphia Public Schools TR|author1=Jefferson M. Moak |author2=William Sisson |author3=Elizabeth Mintz |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>{{rp|13}}
A number of his works are listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000730.pdf Philadelphia Public Schools TR]</ref><ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>


A number of his works are listed on the U.S. [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
Works include:

*[[James Alcorn School]], (1931), 1500 S. 32nd St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
==Works==
*[[Ethan Allen School]], 3001 Robbins Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
[[File:Gratz HS Philly.JPG|thumb|[[Simon Gratz High School]]]]
*[[Charles Y. Audenried Junior High School]], 1601 S. 33rd St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
Catharine's works (all in Philadelphia) include the following. If Catharine has notable works outside of Philadelphia, none are listed on the National Register.<ref name=nris/>
*[[Bartlett School]], 1100 Catharine St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Universal Alcorn Charter Elementary School]], (1931), 1500 S. 32nd St., NRHP-listed<ref name=nris/>
*[[Clara Barton School]], 300 E. Wyoming Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Ethan Allen School]], 3001 Robbins Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[John Bartram High School]], Sixty-seventh and Elmwood Sts. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Dimner Beeber Junior High School]], 5901 Malvern Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Charles Y. Audenried Junior High School]], 1601 S. 33rd St., NRHP-listed
*[[Belmont School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Belmont School]], 4030--4060 Brown St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Clara Barton School (Philadelphia)|Clara Barton School]], 300 E. Wyoming Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Reudolph Blankenburg School]], 4600 Girard Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[John Bartram High School]], 67th and Elmwood Sts., NRHP-listed
*[[Edward Bok Vocational School]], 1909 S. Ninth St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Dimner Beeber Middle School]], 5901 Malvern Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Daniel Boone School]], Hancock and Wildey Sts. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Belmont Charter School]], 4030-4060 Brown St., NRHP-listed
*[[F. Amadee Bregy School]], 1700 Bigler St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Rudolph Blankenburg School]], 4600 Girard Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Board of Education Building (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Board of Education Building]], 21st St. and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy., NRHP-listed
*[[Joseph H. Brown School]], 8118--8120 Frankford Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Edward W. Bok Technical High School|Edward Bok Vocational School]], 1909 S. Ninth St., NRHP-listed
*[[Laura H. Carnell School]], 6101 Summerdale Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Daniel Boone School]], Hancock and Wildey Sts., NRHP-listed
*[[Lewis C. Cassidy School]], 6523--6543 Lansdowne Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Joseph W. Catharine School]], 6600 Chester Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[F. Amadee Bregy School]], 1700 Bigler St., NRHP-listed
*[[Joseph H. Brown School]], 8118-8120 Frankford Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Central High School (Philadelphia)|Central High School]], Olney and Ogontz Aves. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Russell H. Conwell School]], 1829--1951 E. Clearfield St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Laura H. Carnell School]], 6101 Summerdale Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Lewis C. Cassidy School]], 6523-6543 Lansdowne Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Jay Cooke Junior High School]], 4735 Old York Rd. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Thomas Creighton School]], 5401 Tabor Rd. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Castor Gardens Middle School]], Cottman Ave. and Loretta St., NRHP-listed
*[[Kennedy Crossan School]], 7341 Palmetto St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Joseph W. Catharine School]], 6600 Chester Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Lydia Darrah School]], 708--732 N. Seventeenth St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Central High School (Philadelphia)|Central High School]], Olney and Ogontz Aves., [[Logan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia]], NRHP-listed
*[[Hamilton Disston School]], 6801 Cottage St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Conwell Middle Magnet School]], 1829-1951 E. Clearfield St., NRHP-listed
*[[Murrell Dobbins Vocational School]], 2100 Lehigh Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Jay Cooke Junior High School]], 4735 Old York Rd., NRHP-listed
*[[James Dobson School]], 4665 Umbria St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Thomas Creighton School]], 5401 Tabor Rd., NRHP-listed
*[[Kennedy Crossan School]], 7341 Palmetto St., NRHP-listed
*[[Paul Lawrence Dunbar School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Paul Lawrence Dunbar School]], Twelfth above Columbia Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Henry R. Edmunds School]], 1101--1197 Haworth St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Lydia Darrah School]], 708-732 N. 17th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Elverson, James, Jr., School]], 1300 Susquehanna Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Hamilton Disston School]], 6801 Cottage St., NRHP-listed
*[[Murrell Dobbins Vocational School]], 2100 Lehigh Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice]], 6501 Chew St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Federal Street School]], 1130--1148 Federal St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[James Dobson School]], 4665 Umbria St., NRHP-listed
*[[Paul Laurence Dunbar School (Philadelphia)|Laurence Dunbar School]], 12th above Columbia Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[D. Newlin Fell School]], 900 Oregon Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Joseph C. Ferguson School]], 2000--2046 7th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Henry R. Edmunds School]], 1101-1197 Haworth St., NRHP-listed
*[[James Elverson, Jr. School]], 1300 Susquehanna Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Thomas K. Finletter School]], 6101 N. Front St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Eleanor Cope Emlen School of Practice]], 6501 Chew St., NRHP-listed
*[[Fitzsimons, Thomas, Junior High School]], 2601 W. Cumberland St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Forrest, Edwin, School]], 4300 Bleigh St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Federal Street School]], 1130-1148 Federal St., NRHP-listed
*[[Fulton, Robert, School]], 60--68 E. Haines St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[D. Newlin Fell School]], 900 Oregon Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Gillespie, Elizabeth Duane, Junior High School]], 3901--3961 N. 18th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Joseph C. Ferguson School]], 2000-2046 7th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Gratz, Simon, High School]], 3901--3961 N. 18th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Thomas K. Finletter School]], 6101 N. Front St., NRHP-listed
*[[Harding, Warren G., Junior High School]], 2000 Wakeling St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Thomas FitzSimons High School|Thomas Fitzsimons Junior High School]], 2601 W. Cumberland St., NRHP-listed
*[[Harrison, William H., School]], 1012--1020 W. Thompson St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Edwin Forrest School]], 4300 Bleigh St., NRHP-listed
*[[Hopkinson, Francis, School]], 1301--1331 E. Luzerne Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Robert Fulton School]], 60-68 E. Haines St., NRHP-listed
*[[Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School]], 3901-3961 N. 18th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Houston, Henry H., School]], 135 W. Allen's Ln. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Jefferson, Thomas, School]], 1101--1125 N. 4th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Simon Gratz High School]], 3901-3961 N. 18th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Warren G. Harding Junior High School]], 2000 Wakeling St., NRHP-listed
*[[Jenks, John Story, School]], 8301--8317 Germantown Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Jones, John Paul, Junior High School]], 2922 Memphis St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[William H. Harrison School]], 1012-1020 W. Thompson St., NRHP-listed
*[[Francis Hopkinson School]], 1301-1331 E. Luzerne Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Kirkbride, Eliza Butler, School]], 626 Dickinson St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Logan Demonstration School]], 5000 N. 17th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Henry H. Houston School]], 135 W. Allen's Ln., NRHP-listed
*[[Thomas Jefferson School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Thomas Jefferson School]], 1101-1125 N. 4th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Ludlow, James R., School]], 1323--1345 N. 6th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Mann, William, School]], 1835--1869 N. 54th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[John Story Jenks School]], 8301-8317 Germantown Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Martin Orthopedic School]], 800 N. Twenty-second St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[John Paul Jones Junior High School]], 2922 Memphis St., NRHP-listed
*[[McDaniel, Delaplaine, School]], 2100 Moore St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Eliza Butler Kirkbride School]], 626 Dickinson St., NRHP-listed
*[[Meade, George, School]], 1801 Oxford St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Logan Demonstration School]], 5000 N. 17th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Meredith, William M., School]], Fifth and Fitzwater Sts. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[James R. Ludlow School]], 1323-1345 N. 6th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Mifflin, Thomas, School]], 3500 Midvale Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[William Mann School]], 1835-1869 N. 54th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Morrison, Andrew J., School]], 300 Duncannon St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Martin Orthopedic School]], 800 N. 22nd St., NRHP-listed
*[[Nebinger, George W., School]], 601--627 Carpenter St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Delaplaine McDaniel School]], 2100 Moore St., NRHP-listed
*[[Nichols, Jeremiah, School]], 1235 S. 16th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[George Meade School]], 1801 Oxford St., NRHP-listed
*[[Olney High School]], Duncannon and Front Sts. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[William M. Meredith School]], 5th and Fitzwater Sts., NRHP-listed
*[[Thomas Mifflin School]], 3500 Midvale Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)|Overbrook High School]], Fifty-ninth and Lancaster Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Paterson, John M., School]], 7001 Buist Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Andrew J. Morrison School]], 300 Duncannon St., NRHP-listed
*[[Peirce, William S., School]], 2400 Christian St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[George W. Nebinger School]], 601-627 Carpenter St., NRHP-listed
*[[Penn Treaty Junior High School]], 600 E. Thompson St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Jeremiah Nichols School]], 1235 S. 16th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Pennell, Joseph, School]], 1800--1856 Nedro St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Olney High School]], Duncannon and Front Sts., NRHP-listed
*[[Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)|Overbrook High School]], 59th and Lancaster Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Pennypacker, Samuel W., School]], 1800--1850 E. Washington Ln. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Academy at Palumbo]], 1100 Catharine St., NRHP-listed
*[[Philadelphia High School for Girls]], Seventeenth and Spring Garden Sts. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Reynolds, Gen. John F., School]], 2300 Jefferson St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[John M. Patterson School]], 7001 Buist Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Richmond School]], 2942 Belgrade St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[William S. Peirce School]], 2400 Christian St., NRHP-listed
*[[Roosevelt, Theodore, Junior High School]], 430 E. Washington Ln. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Penn Treaty Junior High School]], 600 E. Thompson St., NRHP-listed
*[[Rowen, William, School]], 6801 N. 19th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Joseph Pennell School]], 1800-1856 Nedro St., NRHP-listed
*[[Samuel W. Pennypacker School]], 1800-1850 E. Washington Ln., NRHP-listed
*[[Shaw, Anna Howard, Junior High School]], 5401 Warrington St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Julia R. Masterman School|Philadelphia High School for Girls]] (now [[Julia R. Masterman School]]), 17th and Spring Garden Sts., NRHP-listed
*[[Shoemaker, William, Junior High School]], 1464--1488 N. Fifty-third St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Smedley, Franklin, School]], 5199 Mulberry St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Gen. John F. Reynolds School]], 2300 Jefferson St., NRHP-listed
*[[Richmond School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Richmond School]], 2942 Belgrade St., NRHP-listed
*[[Smith, Walter George, School]], 1300 S. Fourteenth St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Theodore Roosevelt Junior High School]], 430 E. Washington Ln., NRHP-listed
*[[Spring Garden School No. 1]], Twelfth and Ogden Sts. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Spring Garden School No. 2]], Melon St. S of Twelfth St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[William Rowen School]], 6801 N. 19th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Stanton, Edwin M., School]], 1616--1644 Christian St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Anna Howard Shaw Junior High School]], 5401 Warrington St., NRHP-listed
*[[William Shoemaker Junior High School]], 1464-1488 N. 53rd St., NRHP-listed
*[[Stevens, Thaddeus, School of Observation]], 1301 Spring St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Sullivan, James J., School]], 5300 Ditman St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Franklin Smedley School]], 5199 Mulberry St., NRHP-listed
*[[Sulzberger, Mayer, Junior High School]], 701--741 N. 48th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Walter George Smith School]], 1300 S. 19th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Spring Garden School No. 1]], 12th and Ogden Sts., NRHP-listed
*[[George C. Thomas Junior High School]], 2746 S. 9th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Spring Garden School No. 2]], Melon St. S of 12th St., NRHP-listed
*[[William J. Tilden Junior High School]], Sixty-sixth St. and Elmwood Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Edwin H. Vare Junior High School]], 2102 S. 24th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Edwin M. Stanton School (Philadelphia)|Edwin M. Stanton School]], 1616-1644 Christian St., NRHP-listed
*[[Thaddeus Stevens School of Observation]], 1301 Spring Garden St., NRHP-listed
*[[Roberts Vaux Junior High School]], 230--2344 W. Master St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[James J. Sullivan School]], 5300 Ditman St., NRHP-listed
*[[Wagner, Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School]], Seventeenth and Chelton Sts. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Mayer Sulzberger Junior High School]], 701-741 N. 48th St., NRHP-listed
*[[George Washington School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|George Washington School]], Fifth and Federal Sts. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Woodrow Wilson Junior High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Woodrow Wilson Junior High School]], Cottman Ave. and Loretta St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[George C. Thomas Junior High School]], 2746 S. 9th St., NRHP-listed
*[[Wister, Mary Channing, School]], 843--855 N. 8th St. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[William J. Tilden Junior High School]], 66th St. and Elmwood Ave., NRHP-listed
*[[Edwin H. Vare Junior High School]], 2102 S. 24th St., NRHP-listed
*[[George Wolf School]], 8100 Lyons Ave. [[Philadelphia, PA]] Catharine,Irwin T.
*[[Roberts Vaux Junior High School]], 230-2344 W. Master St., NRHP-listed
*[[Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School]], 17th and Chelton Sts., NRHP-listed
*[[George Washington School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|George Washington School]], 5th and Federal Sts., NRHP-listed
*[[Mary Channing Wister School]], 843-855 N. 8th St., NRHP-listed
*[[George Wolf School]], 8100 Lyons Ave., NRHP-listed


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Latest revision as of 22:20, 5 December 2023

Irwin Thornton Catharine (October 22, 1883 – March 3, 1944) was the chief architect of Philadelphia public schools from 1920 until his retirement in 1937. Buildings built during Catharine's tenure ranged from Gothic Revival, as in the case of Simon Gratz High School, to Streamline Moderne, as in his last project, Joseph H. Brown Elementary School. He died in Philadelphia in 1944.

Catharine succeeded Henry deCoursey Richards as the main school designer in Philadelphia. From 1918 to 1937, his work added 104 new buildings (replacing 37 existing ones), added wings to 26 other schools, and otherwise improved at least 50 other schools.[1]: 13 

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Works

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Simon Gratz High School

Catharine's works (all in Philadelphia) include the following. If Catharine has notable works outside of Philadelphia, none are listed on the National Register.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Jefferson M. Moak; William Sisson; Elizabeth Mintz. "Philadelphia Public Schools TR". National Park Service.
  2. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.