National Register of Historic Places
Roberts Vaux Junior High School
Listed federally as Vaux, Roberts, Junior High School
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- November 18, 1988
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 230--2344 W. Master St., Philadelphia
- County
- Philadelphia
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Period of significance
- 1925 to 1949
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 39.97613, -75.17435
- Reference number
- 88002332
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The story
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Roberts Vaux Junior High School is a school building at 230-2344 W. Master St. in Philadelphia, built in 1936-1938 in the Art Deco/Moderne style. The nomination names Irwin T. Catharine as its architect.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register in 1988 under criterion C, with local significance in architecture. The nomination gives its period of significance as 1936 to 1938, the years it was built.
Physical character
The brick walls sit on a fieldstone foundation, and the roof is terra cotta. The entrance opening is Tudor-arched, and the brickwork includes diapered panels.