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George Sharswood School

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Built
  
1906-1908

NRHP Reference #
  
88002320

Phone
  
+1 215-952-6212

Added to NRHP
  
18 November 1988

Built by
  
McCaul, Charles,Co.

Area
  
8,000 m²

Lowest grade
  
Pre-kindergarten

George Sharswood School

Location
  
200 Wolf St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MPS
  
Philadelphia Public Schools TR

Address
  
2300 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19148, USA

District
  
School District of Philadelphia

Architectural style
  
Colonial Revival architecture

Similar
  
Francis Scott Key School, D Newlin Fell School, Vare‑Washington School, Southwark School, Eliza Butler Kirkbride School

George sharswood school 2300 s 2nd st philadelph


George W. Sharswood School is a K-8 school located in the Whitman neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.

Contents

The historic school building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1906-1908. It is a three-story, seven bay, brick building in the Colonial Revival-style. It features projecting end bays with entrances, a large stone cornice, and brick and stone parapet.

History

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

In 2008 Jack Stollsteimer, a former U.S. attorney, and an area school safety advocate, criticized the school after the principal failed to report an assault of a student in a timely manner. As a result, the school district demanded more thorough reporting from its schools, and the rate of reported incidents sharply increased.

Feeder patterns

Neighborhoods assigned to Sharswood are also assigned to Furness High School.

References

George Sharswood School Wikipedia