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Olney High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Olney High School, September 2010
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Location	100 West Duncannon Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°01′43″N 75°07′26″W / 40.0286°N 75.1239°W / 40.0286; -75.1239
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1929–1930
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine,
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003312^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Olney Charter High School, formerly Aspira Charter School at Olney,^[2] and Olney High School, is a public high school located in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previously directly controlled by the School District of Philadelphia, it is now a charter high school.

The original historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929–1930. It is a five-story brick building on a granite base with a five-story tower in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features Gothic arched openings and limestone details.^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

Alumni

Leon Eisenberg (Class of 1939) – MD, child psychiatrist, social psychiatrist.
Raymond G. Perelman, philanthropist.
Dennis Dalbey Jr., Historian.
Lawrence Frishkopf, PhD (Class of 1947), scientist and MIT professor
Jerry Ross, Songwriter, record producer, founder of Heritage Records.
Al Spangler, former Major League Baseball outfielder.
Del Ennis, former Major League Baseball outfielder.
Debra Sledge (Class of 1972) – Singer, Eldest and founding member of Sister Sledge, an american musical vocal group.
Joan Sledge (Class of 1974) – Singer, Founding member of Sister Sledge, an american musical vocal group.
Kim Sledge (Class of 1975) – Singer, Founding member of Sister Sledge, an american musical vocal group.
Kathy Sledge (Class of 1977) – Singer, Founding member of Sister Sledge, an american musical vocal group.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Olney High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

External links

Olney Charter High School website
Aspira Charter School at Olney at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Olney High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index) - 1999-2003 - The current URL is for Olney Elementary School

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