title: Memphis Street Academy
text: # Memphis Street Academy
  
  The Memphis Street Academy Charter School at J.P. Jones is a charter school that is located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  
  The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
  
  ## History and architectural features
  
  Located in the former John Paul Jones Junior High School building, this historic school was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1923 and 1924. It is a three-story, seventeen-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Designed in the Colonial Revival style, it features a central projecting entrance pavilion of stone, brick pilasters, and stone cornice and brick parapet. It was named for Naval hero John Paul Jones (1747–1792).
  
  The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
  
  