D. Newlin Fell School is a public elementary school located in the East Oregon neighborhood of South Philadelphia. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia, and shares a site with the George C. Thomas Junior High School. It was named in honor of D. Newlin Fell, who served as a Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1894 to 1910 and Chief Justice until 1915.

D. Newlin Fell School
D. Newlin Fell School, May 2010
D. Newlin Fell School is located in Philadelphia
D. Newlin Fell School
D. Newlin Fell School is located in Pennsylvania
D. Newlin Fell School
D. Newlin Fell School is located in the United States
D. Newlin Fell School
Location900 Oregon W. Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′56″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9155°N 75.1634°W / 39.9155; -75.1634
Arealess than one acre
Built1922-1924
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002268[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

The historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924. It is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival-style. It features two projecting entrances with stone surrounds and a brick parapet.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Students zoned to Fell are zoned to South Philadelphia High School.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-07. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: D. Newlin Fell School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ^ "D. Newlin Fell Elementary School Geographic Boundaries Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 7, 2016.
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