George L. Horn School

George L. Horn School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
George L. Horn School, September 2010
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Location	3701 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	39°59′58″N75°05′55″W / 39.9994°N 75.0985°W / 39.9994; -75.0985
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

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]

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. B. Mintz (July 1986). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Horn, George L., School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 6, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
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.