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.Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
- Type: School building
- Also known as: “The U School”
- Address: 46, 2000 North 7th Street, Philadelphia, PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple University station and Tyler School of Art and Architecture.
Temple University station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple University station is an above-ground SEPTA Regional Rail station located at the eastern edge of the Temple University campus at 915 West Berks Street between 9th and 10th Streets, in the Cecil B. Temple University station is situated 940 feet west of Joseph C. Ferguson School.
Tyler School of Art and Architecture
University
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture, frequently referred to by community members as simply Tyler, is part of Temple University, a large, urban, public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Tyler School of Art and Architecture is situated 2,100 feet west of Joseph C. Ferguson School.
Philadelphia Doll Museum
Museum
The Philadelphia Doll Museum is located in Philadelphia at 2253 North Broad Street along the Avenue of the Arts. It is the only known museum in the United States that emphasizes the collection and preservation of black dolls as artifacts of history and culture. Philadelphia Doll Museum is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Joseph C. Ferguson School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hartranft and West Kensington.
Hartranft
Neighborhood
Hartranft is a neighborhood in the central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hartranft is on the border of the predominantly Black central region of North Philadelphia and the predominantly Hispanic eastern section of North Philadelphia.
West Kensington
Neighborhood
West Kensington is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between West Kensington and Kensington.
Ludlow
Neighborhood
North Philadelphia East is a neighborhood that is located in the eastern central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Joseph C. Ferguson School
- Categories: school, building, historic site, historic building, and education
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.98233° or 39° 58′ 56″ northLongitude
-75.1463° or 75° 8′ 47″ westHeight
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
87F6XVJ3+WFOpenStreetMap ID
way 786048658OpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q6281872
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Joseph C. Ferguson School” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدرسة چوزيف سى فيرجسون”
- French: “Joseph C. Ferguson School”
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