Bache-Martin Elementary School | |
 Bache-Martin School, August 2010 | |
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| Location | 801 N. Twenty-second St.,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°58′12″N75°10′25″W / 39.9699°N 75.1737°W /39.9699; -75.1737 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1905–1906 |
| Built by | J.R. Wiggins Co. |
| Architect | Lloyd Titus |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003262[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
TheBache-Martin Elementary School is a pre-kindergarten to eighth grade school which is located in theFairmount neighborhood ofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania. It is part of theSchool District of Philadelphia. The school campus comprises two distinct buildings along 22nd Street, both of which were listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
TheAlexander Dallas Bache School was designed byLloyd Titus and built between 1905 and 1906. It is a three-story, L-shaped, stone building, which was created in theRomanesque-style. It features a central projecting gable elaborate arched window.[2] It is named for Philadelphia nativeAlexander Dallas Bache (1806–1867), an American physicist, scientist and surveyor.
Martin School | |
 Martin Orthopedic School, August 2010 | |
| Location | 800 N. Twenty-second St.,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1936–1937 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003300[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
TheMartin School, formerly known as the Martin Orthopedic School, also formerly known as Willis & Elizabeth Martin Orthopedic School, was designed byIrwin T. Catharine and built between 1936 and 1937. It is a one-story, ten-bay, brick andlimestone building, which was designed in theGeorgian Revival-style. It features a central projecting pedimentedportico withCorinthian order columns and abell tower. It was the first school in the Philadelphia school system for physically handicapped students.[3]
