Joseph H. Brown Elementary School is an elementary school on Frankford Avenue at Stanwood Street in Holmesburg, in the Northeast Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, currently serving students from kindergarten to eighth grade."About Us ." J. H. Brown Elementary School. Retrieved on December 10, 2016. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.
The current school building was constructed in 1937, replacing an earlier building on the same site. The school building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine, then the Philadelphia School District's main architect, and is an exemplar of the Art Deco and Moderne schools of architecture. ()
School uniforms Students of this elementary school are required to wear school uniforms."Uniform Colors ." School District of Philadelphia. Accessed November 9, 2008.
History
Before 1973, J.H. Brown included grades K through 8. With the opening of Austin Meehan Middle School, grades 7 and 8 were moved from Brown School.And then added back in later years
Principals: Ruth Brown to 1978 Sarah Peters to 1987 Kara Teachous to 1999 Ellen Denofa to 2010
Joseph Brown students go on to Austin Meehan Middle."Joseph H. Brown Elementary School Geographic Boundaries ." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 10, 2016.
All persons assigned to Meehan are zoned to Abraham Lincoln High School."High School Directory Fall 2017 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 42/70. Retrieved on December 10, 2016.
References
External links Joseph H. Brown School