William Rowen Elementary School is a historic American elementary school in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The building was named after William Rowen, who had been a member of the Philadelphia Board of Education."5000 Join Parade Honoring Educator: Exercises at William Rowen School Hail His Services." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 1938, p. 4 (subscription required)."Rowen School to Be Dedicated." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 20, 1938, p. 19 (subscription required).
History and architectural features Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1937 and 1938, this historic building is a two-story, five-bay, brick building that was created in a Georgian Revival / Moderne-style. It features a large stone entrance and truncated steeple. ()
The building, which was dedicated on May 20, 1938,"Rowen School to Be Dedicated," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 20, 1938. was named after William Rowen, a former, three-decade member of the Philadelphia Board of Education."5000 Join Parade Honoring Educator: Exercises at William Rowen School Hail His Services," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 1938.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Feeder patterns Rowen feeds into King High School."Martin Luther King High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.
References
External links William Rowen School (official page, School District of Philadelphia) Who was William Rowen (William Rowen School, School District of Philadelphia)