Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Castor Gardens Middle School is a historic middle school located in the Castor Gardens neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1892 February, 16. It is a three-story, 15-bay, brick and limestone building in the Classical Revival style. It features a projecting center entrance pavilion, four Doric order columns supporting an entablature, and balustraded parapet.[2] The school was named after the 28th President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson. However, later its name was changed to Castor Gardens Middle School, which is named after Castor Avenue, the street the school is located on.

Castor Gardens Middle School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Woodrow Wilson Middle School, September 2010
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Location	1800 Cottman Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0525°N 75.0690°W / 40.0525; -75.0690
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1927–1928
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003347[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

Castor Gardens Middle School is a certified International Baccalaureate School since 2012.

On November 14, 2017, the school was placed on lockdown at 1:45 PM. There were reports of a gun in the school. Police surrounded the school and went class to class check for anything. Later Officers went class to class dismissing classes. The lockdown was officially over at 5:23 PM. No one was hurt and no gun was found.

Castor Gardens Middle School was placed on lock down for about two hours on March 15, 2019, because, according to police, a teenage boy brought in three live rounds to the school. The boy is in custody. No weapon was found inside the school and no one was hurt.