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 | |
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| Location | 2300 S. 2nd St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′07″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9187°N 75.1508°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
editThe 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
editNeighborhoods assigned to Sharswood are also assigned to Furness High School.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-07. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George Sharswood School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ "George Sharswood". archives.house.state.pa.us. Archives Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ a b 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
edit- 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).