Joseph Anschutz

Who is Joseph Anschutz?

Joseph Anschutz, or Joseph Anshutz, was an American architect who designed schools in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.

He designed approximately 75 schools, some nearly identical.

Works designed or co-designed by Anschutz that have been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places include:

George W. Childs School, 1501 S. 17th St., Philadelphia PA

Watson Comly School, 13250 Trevose Rd., Philadelphia PA

Francis M. Drexel School, 1800 S. Sixteenth St., Philadelphia PA

William Levering School, 5938 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia PA

James Martin School, 3340 Richmond St., Philadelphia PA

Philip H. Sheridan School, 800–818 E. Ontario St., Philadelphia PA

Germantown Grammar School, 45 W. Haines St., Philadelphia PA

Francis Scott Key School, 2226–2250 S. Eighth St., Philadelphia PA

David Landreth School, 1201 S. Twenty-third St., Philadelphia PA

Thomas Powers School, Frankford Ave. and Somerset St., Philadelphia PA

An early 20th-century article that uses the "Anshutz" spelling says he also co-designed Philadelphia's Central High School.