Philadelphia Military Academy

Public, military high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia Military Academy

Address

2118 N. 13th St

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

19122

United States

Coordinates| 39°59′09″N 75°09′16″W﻿ / ﻿39.9859°N 75.1544°W﻿ / 39.9859; -75.1544
Information
Type| Public, military high school
Established| c. September 2005
Status| Open
School district| School District of Philadelphia
Principal| Kristian Ali
Grades| 9–12
Website| pma.philasd.org

James Elverson Jr. School

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

James Elverson Jr. School, August 2010

Area| 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built| 1929–1930
Architect| Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style| Late Gothic Revival
MPS| Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.| 88002231[1]
Added to NRHP| November 18, 1988

The Philadelphia Military Academy (PMA) is a military school that is located in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school opened for the 2004–2005 school year as the Philadelphia Military Academy at Leeds in the East Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, with an enrollment of 157 ninth grade cadets.[2]

The academy was housed at the Leeds Middle School. A second version of the program was housed at James Elverson Jr. School during the 2005–2006 school year.

This site is the current location of the school after a merger in the latter years. PMA is also known for earning its HUD aka honor unit with distinction directly from the army in 2022.

This school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

## Program

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The academy is a special admission school. Like other military schools, students must adhere to the JROTC program. The academy is part of a growing trend, in Philadelphia and other cities, of military schools that are part of the public school system.[citation needed]

Students in the military academy wear uniforms every day and are always expected to observe military courtesy, including addressing their teachers with "sir" or "ma'am." However students are not obligated to enlist after graduation.[3]

## Building

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The school is housed in the former James Elverson Jr. School building, which is located in the Templetown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1929 and 1930, it is a three-story, eleven-bay bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. It was designed in the Late Gothic Revival-style. An addition was built in 1954. It features a projecting central entrance pavilion, brick piers, and a castellated parapet.[4] It was named for James Elverson, publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Tugend, Alina (April 6, 2005). "Public Military Academies Put Discipline in the Schools". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
3. ^ "The Philadelphia Military Academy F.A.Q." philadelphiama.com. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
4. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: James Elverson Jr. School" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.

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