Philip H. Sheridan School

Philip H. Sheridan School

Philip H. Sheridan School, September 2010
Location 800 E. Ontario St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′59″N 75°06′51″W / 39.9996°N 75.1142°W / 39.9996; -75.1142Coordinates: 39°59′59″N 75°06′51″W / 39.9996°N 75.1142°W / 39.9996; -75.1142
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1899–1900
Built by H.A. Miller & Son
Architect Joseph W. Anschutz
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002322[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Philip H. Sheridan Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia The building was built in 1899–1900, and is a three-story, five-bay, stone-and-brick building in the Colonial Revival style. Three-story wings were added 1902 and 1910. It features a stone entrance pavilion, Palladian windows, and large arched openings.[2] The school was named for Civil War General Philip Sheridan (1831–1888).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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 Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Philip H. Sheridan School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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