Paul Laurence Dunbar School (Philadelphia)

The Paul Laurence Dunbar School is an historic, American school building that is located in the Templetown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, it is a middle school in the School District of Philadelphia.

History and architectural features
Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1931 and 1932, this historic structure is a four-story, fourteen-bay, orange brick building that sits on a raised basement. Designed in the Moderne style, it features ribbon bands of windows, brick pilasters with compound capitals, and spandrel panels. It was named for African American poet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is a middle school in the School District of Philadelphia.