William Levering School | |
 William Levering School, June 2010 | |
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| Location | 6000 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′52″N75°12′47″W / 40.0311°N 75.2130°W /40.0311; -75.2130 |
| Area | 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) |
| Built | 1894–1896, 1928–1929 |
| Architect | Joseph W. Anschutz, Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Art Deco |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002292[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
TheAcademy for the Middle Years (AMY) Northwest Middle School, formerly theWilliam Levering School, is a historicmiddle school located in the neighborhood ofRoxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of theSchool District of Philadelphia.
It was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
The school consists of two distinct buildings. The original section was built between 1894 and 1896, and is a two-and-one-half-story, five-bay, stone building with a hipped roofhich was designed in theColonial Revival style.[2]
A three-story addition was built immediately to the south of the first building between 1928 and 1929. It is a brick and stoneArt Deco-style building designed byIrwin T. Catharine.[2]
Both buildings were added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
In 2012, the School Reform Commission of the Philadelphia School District closed it as an elementary school;[3] it then reopened as a selective admission middle school, AMY Northwest.[4]
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