George Sharswood School

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George Sharswood School
MPS
Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002320[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

George W. Sharswood School is a

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia
.

History

The 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.[2] George Sharswood was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a Philadelphia city council member and a judge.[3] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

In 2008 Jack Stollsteimer, a former U.S. attorney,[4] and an area school safety advocate, criticized the school after the principal failed to report an assault of a student in a timely manner.[5] As a result, the school district demanded more thorough reporting from its schools, and the rate of reported incidents sharply increased.[4]

Feeder patterns

Neighborhoods assigned to Sharswood are also assigned to Furness High School.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George Sharswood School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ^ "George Sharswood". archives.house.state.pa.us. Archives Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^
    Philadelphia Inquirer
    . Monday March 28, 2011. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  5. Philadelphia Inquirer
    . January 16, 2008. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 15 (PDF p/ 17/40). Accessed November 6, 2008.
  7. ^ "Horace Furness High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on October 4, 2011.

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