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Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 2150 West Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39°59′42″N 75°10′01″W / 39.99500°N 75.16694°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1936–1937 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Moderne, Art Deco |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002263[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School, also known as Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School, is a historic vocational school building located in the West Lehigh neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1936–1937. It is a six- to seven-story, 14-bay, brick building in the Moderne-style. It has a one-story, stone front building. It features brick piers with terracotta tops and the building has terra cotta trim.[2]
The school is the home of the Mustangs and the school colors are Flame and Steel. Murrell Dobbins offers 12 CTE programs: Barbering, Biotechnology, Building & Property Maintenance, Business Administration, Commercial & Advertising Arts, Computer Networking, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Digital Media, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Music Production. Dobbins athletics consist of Football, Cross-Country, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Indoor Track, Bowling, Cheerleading, Badminton, Baseball, Softball and Outdoor Track.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Murrell Dobbins Vocational School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ Murrell Dobbins Career and Technical Education High School website