Laura H. Carnell School, Philadelphia

#901 among attractions in Philadelphia

Gothic Revival architecture

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Laura H. Carnell School is an historic elementary school located in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 1100 Devereaux Avenue. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1930–1931. It is a three-story, eight-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. A rear addition was built in 1953. It features stone arched entryways, stone two-story bay, and crenellated battlement with four small towers. The school was named after Temple University dean Laura H. Carnell. ()

Coordinates: 40°2'20"N, 75°5'2"W

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Near Northeast Philadelphia (Oxford Circle)Philadelphia United States

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Laura H. Carnell School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. William Parish, Har Nebo Cemetery, Old Trinity Church, Cedar Hill Cemetery.

0.9 miNW
Church
St. William Parish, Philadelphia
25 min walk • St. William is a US Catholic parish founded in January 1920 in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania neighborhood of Lawncrest. The parish originally served 70 households. The Parish elementary school was opened in 1924.
~840 ftW
Cemetery
Har Nebo Cemetery, Philadelphia
5 min walk • Har Nebo Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1.1 miN
Church
Old Trinity Church, Philadelphia
28 min walk • Old Trinity Church, also known as Trinity Church, Oxford, is a historic Episcopal church established in 1696. in Oxford Township, Pennsylvania, which is now part of Philadelphia.
1.2 miSE
Cemetery
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
30 min walk • Cedar Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established by a company incorporated on March 25, 1850. The main gatehouse was built in 1869.
1.3 miSW
Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia
35 min walk • Greenwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1869, is 43 acres in size and contains approximately 20,000 graves.
0.5 miSE
Street
Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia
12 min walk • Roosevelt Boulevard, officially named the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Boulevard and often referred to, chiefly by local Philadelphians, simply as "the Boulevard," or "the Boully" is a major traffic artery through North and Northeast Philadelphia.
1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Crescentville, Philadelphia
26 min walk • Crescentville is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It is located in the vicinity of Adams, Rising Sun, and Tabor Avenues.
0.4 miNE
Neighbourhood
Oxford Circle, Philadelphia
11 min walk • Oxford Circle is a neighborhood in the lower Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its namesake is the much used traffic circle at Roosevelt Boulevard and Oxford Avenue.
1.2 miNE
Neoclassical architecture
Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Philadelphia
32 min walk • Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a historic middle school located in the Castor Gardens neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1892 February, 16.
1 miS
Colonial revival architecture
Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia
25 min walk • Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at H.R. Edmunds is a charter school located in the Northwood neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the former Henry R. Edmunds School building. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1923–1924.
1.1 miW
Gothic Revival architecture
Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School, Philadelphia
28 min walk • Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School is a historic elementary school located in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1915.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Laura H. Carnell School?

Nearby attractions include Har Nebo Cemetery, Philadelphia (5 min walk), Oxford Circle, Philadelphia (11 min walk), Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia (12 min walk), Cedar Grove Christian Academy, Philadelphia (22 min walk).

How to get to Laura H. Carnell School by public transport?

The nearest stations to Laura H. Carnell School:

Bus

SEPTA Frankford Transportation Center (28 min walk)
Frankford Transportation Center (30 min walk)

Metro

Frankford Transportation Center • Lines: Mfl (30 min walk)

Train

Lawndale (34 min walk)