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George L. Horn School

Coordinates: 39°59′58″N 75°05′55″W / 39.9994°N 75.0985°W / 39.9994; -75.0985
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George L. Horn School
George L. Horn School, September 2010
George L. Horn School is located in Philadelphia
George L. Horn School
George L. Horn School is located in Pennsylvania
George L. Horn School
George L. Horn School is located in the United States
George L. Horn School
Location3701 Frankford Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates39°59′58″N 75°05′55″W / 39.9994°N 75.0985°W / 39.9994; -75.0985
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1902–1904
Built byS. Garley, Jr.
ArchitectLloyd Titus
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Anglo-Gothic
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003292[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

The George L. Horn School is a historic school building located in the Harrowgate neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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

History and architectural features

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Built between 1902 and 1904, the George L. Horn School is a three-story, five-bay, ashlar stone building, which was designed in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features terra cotta and granite trim and a steeply pitched gable roof.[2]

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

For a time the school was known as the Sheridan West Academy before being closed in 2013.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-04. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George L. Horn School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ^ Jaffe, Alan (March 25, 2012). "Schools threatened with closing reflect a timeline of historic architecture". PlanPhilly. WHYY. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Matheson, Kathy (March 7, 2013). "4 Philadelphia schools saved, 23 closing after SRC vote". WPVI-TV. Retrieved March 14, 2017.