Joseph C. Ferguson School

The Joseph C. Ferguson School is a historic American school building in the Hartranft neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National [Register of Historic Places] in 1988.

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine, this historic structure was built between 1921 and 1922. It is a three-story, nine-bay, U-shaped, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Created in the Colonial [Revival architecture|Colonial Revival] style, it features large stone arches, a double stone cornice, and brick parapet. The school is named after Joseph C. Ferguson a judge that was a part of Philadelphia orphan court.
The building is currently the home of The U School, an innovative high school in the School District of Philadelphia. The U School and Building 21, two schools with a non-selective lottery-based admissions process, opened at the Ferguson building during the 2014–2015 school year. Building 21 relocated after three academic years, and The U School remains.