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The Penn Treaty School is an American public school that is located in the Fishtown area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. A part of the School District of Philadelphia, it serves students in grades six through twelve and was formerly known as the Penn Treaty Junior High School and Penn Treaty Middle School. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. This school is based in a historic building that was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1927 and 1928. It is a five-story, 17-bay, brick building that was created in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a projecting end pavilions with arched openings, carved limestone decorative elements, a large stone Gothic entryway, and a large battlement tower. It was named to commemorate Penn's Treaty with the Indians. As of 2015 it had about 700 students. During the 2017–2018 school year, the school's student population was 40% Hispanic, 30% African American, 20% Caucasian, and 10% Other.
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Penn Treaty Junior High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 1988.
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Penn Treaty Junior High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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