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Tacony, Mary Disston School, North side of 4500 block of Longshore Avenue between Glenloch & Ditman Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Summary
Significance: Now housing St. Josephat's Ukrainian Catholic School, the Mary Disston School was the third public school building constructed in Tacony. It was named for the wife of Henry Disston, who was the founder of the Keystone Saw Works. The Disstons worked to establish and nurture a model company town linked to the saw works that included provisions for housing, leisure, religion, and education.
Survey number: HABS PA-6692-F
Building/structure dates: before 1910 Initial Construction
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Date
1910 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Price, Virginia Barrett, transmitter
Jacobs, James A, historian
Elliott, Joseph, photographer
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 40.02350, -75.05094
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
