title: William Rowen School
text: # William Rowen School
  
  William Rowen Elementary School is an historic, American elementary school that is located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  
  Part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The building was named after William Rowen, who had been a member of the Philadelphia Board of Education.
  
  ## History and architectural features
  
  Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1937 and 1938, this historic building is a two-story, five-bay, brick building that was created in a Georgian Revival / Moderne-style. It features a large stone entrance and truncated steeple.
  
  The building, which was dedicated on May 20, 1938, was named after William Rowen, a former, three-decade member of the Philadelphia Board of Education.
  
  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
  
  ## Feeder patterns
  
  Rowen feeds into King High School.
  
  