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The George L. Horn School is a historic school building located in the Harrowgate neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

History and architectural features

Built between 1902 and 1904, the George L. Horn School is a three-story, five-bay, ashlar stone building, which was designed 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. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-04. 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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