Tacony, St. Vincent's Catholic School, Bounded by Princeton, Delaware, & Cottman Avenues & Milnor Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Significance: St. Vincent's Catholic School is the physical and institutional remnant of an important part of Tacony's pre-industrial history. St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum was founded in Tacony in 1855 and the society set up to oversee its establishment funded the endeavor through lot sales under the title "Tacony Cottage Association." These early land transactions expanded Tacony's modest street grid and introduced the Disston family to the locale, ultimately leading to Henry Disston's important decision to move his Keystone Saw Works there beginning in 1872.
Survey number: HABS PA-6692-A
Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1893 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1901 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1912 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1963 Subsequent Work