Bache-Martin School

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Bache-Martin Elementary School is a preK–8 school located in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school campus comprises two distinct buildings along 22nd Street, both of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.Bache SchoolThe Alexander Dallas Bache School was designed by Lloyd Titus and built in 1905–1906. It is a three-story, "L"-shaped, stone building in the Romanesque-style. It features a central projecting gable elaborate arched window. It is named for Philadelphia native Alexander Dallas Bache (1806–1867), an American physicist, scientist and surveyor.Martin Orthopedic SchoolThe Martin Orthopedic School, also known as Willis & Elizabeth Martin Orthopedic School, was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1936–1937. It is a one-story, 10 bay, brick and limestone building in the Georgian Revival-style. It features a central projecting pedimented portico with Corinthian order columns and a bell tower. It was the first school in the Philadelphia school system for physically handicapped students.