Olney High School

Olney High School

Olney High School, September 2010
Location 100 West Duncannon Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°01′43″N 75°07′26″W / 40.0286°N 75.1239°W / 40.0286; -75.1239Coordinates: 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 # 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 four-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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ https://webapps1.philasd.org/downloads/school_profile/spr_reports/SY1415/3414_HS_SPR_SY1415.pdf
  3. ↑ "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.


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