Edwin Forrest School

Edwin Forrest School is a public elementary school located in the Holmesburg [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Mayfair] neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is within the School [District of Philadelphia].
It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1928–1929. It is a three-story, eight-bay, yellow brick building in the Art [Deco architecture|Art Deco] style. It features an arched entryway with terra cotta trim, terra cotta cornice, and brick parapet. It was named for actor Edwin Forrest.
It was added to the National Register of [Historic Places] in 1988.
Students zoned to Forrest are also zoned to Austin Meehan Middle School and Abraham [Lincoln High School (Philadelphia)|Abraham Lincoln High School].