George L. Horn School

George L. Horn School

George L. Horn School, September 2010
Location 3701 Frankford Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′58″N 75°05′55″W / 39.9994°N 75.0985°W / 39.9994; -75.0985Coordinates: 39°59′58″N 75°05′55″W / 39.9994°N 75.0985°W / 39.9994; -75.0985
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 # 86003292[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

George L. Horn School is a historic school building located in the Harrowgate neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1902–1904, and is a three-story, five-bay, ashlar stone building 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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.
  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.


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