George L. Horn School
George L. Horn School | |
 George L. Horn School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 3701 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°59′58″N 75°05′55″W / 39.9994°N 75.0985°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1902–1904 |
| Built by | S. Garley, Jr. |
| Architect | Lloyd Titus |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Anglo-Gothic |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003292[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
The George L. Horn School is an historic school building which is located in the Harrowgate neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
History and architectural features
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
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George L. Horn School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ Jaffe, Alan (March 25, 2012). "Schools threatened with closing reflect a timeline of historic architecture". PlanPhilly. WHYY. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Matheson, Kathy (March 7, 2013). "4 Philadelphia schools saved, 23 closing after SRC vote". WPVI-TV. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
