Not to be confused with the Bridesburg Elementary Public School at 2824 Jenks St. in the same neighborhood.

Bridesburg School, also known as Irving School, is a historic school in the Bridesburg

Bridesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bridesburg is the last river-front neighborhood before the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States begins. Bridesburg has a significant Polish community and continues to be a destination from incoming immigrants from Poland to live...

 neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. It is the third oldest surviving school building in Philadelphia, after the Mifflin School

Mifflin School

The Mifflin School, built in 1825 is the oldest surviving school building used in the Philadelphia public school system. It is a two story, two bay red brick building, which now has its side walls stuccoed over. In the first phase of the development of the public school system in Philadelphia,...

, and the much altered Penn Township School. The building is two stories high and was built by Henry Funk in 1847-48 with five classrooms. In 1866, three classrooms were added by builder Charles Fay. In 1888 it was replaced by the new Bridesburg School, and then sold in 1894. It is currently used as a warehouse.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1989.

External links

• Listing at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings