George Sharswood School
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.
George Sharswood School | |
George Sharswood School, May 2010 | |
Location | 2300 S. 2nd St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°55′07″N 75°09′03″W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1906–1908 |
Built by | Charles McCaul Co. |
Architect | Henry deCourcy Richards |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002320[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
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] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
In 2008 Jack Stollsteimer, a former U.S. attorney,[3] and an area school safety advocate, criticized the school after the principal failed to report an assault of a student in a timely manner.[4] As a result, the school district demanded more thorough reporting from its schools, and the rate of reported incidents sharply increased.[3]
Feeder patterns
Neighborhoods assigned to Sharswood are also assigned to Furness High School.[5][6]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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.
- Snyder, Susan, John Sullivan, Kristen A. Graham, and Dylan Purcell. "Underreporting Hides Violence" (Archive). Philadelphia Inquirer. Monday March 28, 2011. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
- Snyder, Susan. "School assault response faulted A Phila. district official said the complaints of an eighth-grade girl should have been addressed immediately." (Archive). Philadelphia Inquirer. January 16, 2008. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
- "A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 15 (PDF p/ 17/40). Accessed November 6, 2008.
- "Horace Furness High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on October 4, 2011.
External links
- George Sharswood School at School District of Philadelphia
- George Sharswood Elementary School at Weebly
- Sharswood School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- "George Sharswood Elementary School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive).