# James Logan Elementary School

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United States historic place

Logan Demonstration School U.S. National Register of Historic Places Logan Demonstration School, September 2010 Show map of Philadelphia Show map of Pennsylvania Show map of the United States Location 5000 N. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Coordinates 40°01′52″N 75°09′07″W / 40.0310°N 75.1519°W / 40.0310; -75.1519 Area 3.3 acres (1.3 ha) Built 1923-1924 Built by Sinclair & Grigg Architect Irwin T. Catharine Architectural style Colonial Revival MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR NRHP reference No. 88002293[1] Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

The **James Logan Elementary School** is a historic American elementary [school](/source/School) building in the [Logan](/source/Logan%2C_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania) neighborhood of [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania).

It is part of the [School District of Philadelphia](/source/School_District_of_Philadelphia), and was added to the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1988 as the **Logan Demonstration School**.[1]

## History and architectural features

The building was designed by [Irwin T. Catharine](/source/Irwin_T._Catharine) and built between 1923 and 1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, U-shaped, brick building with a raised basement. It was designed in the [Colonial Revival](/source/Colonial_Revival_architecture)-style, and features a central entrance pavilion, round arched surrounds, and a brick [parapet](/source/Parapet).[2]

It was added to the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1988 as the **Logan Demonstration School**.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nris_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nris_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nris_1-2) ["National Register Information System"](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP). *[National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places)*. [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). July 9, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nrhpdoc_2-0)** Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). [National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Logan Demonstration School](https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993779). National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)

## External links

- [Official website](http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/l/logan)

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