George L. Horn School

George L. Horn School is a historic school building located in the Harrowgate neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1902–1904, and is a three-story, five-bay, ashlar stone building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features terra cotta and granite trim and a steeply pitched gable roof.[2]

George L. Horn School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
George L. Horn School, September 2010
Location	3701 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′58″N 75°05′55″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1902–1904
Built by	S. Garley, Jr.
Architect	Lloyd Titus
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Anglo-Gothic
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.	86003292[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

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. "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 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.