M. Hall Stanton Public School

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M. Hall Stanton Public School is a school building in North Philadelphia.

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The school building was constructed in 1957. It formerly functioned as a K-8 school operated by the School District of Philadelphia; the school began operations in the 1800s in a different building. [1] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 2018. [2]

Stanton K-8 closed in 2013 due to the number of students being too low. [3] KIPP later opened school facilities in the former building. [4]

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References

  1. "M. Hall Stanton Elementary School". www.phila.k12.pa.us. Archived from the original on 7 February 1997.
  2. "Weekly List 20180928". National Park Service . Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  3. "Philadelphia School Board Votes To Shut Down M.H. Stanton Elementary School". CBS Philadelphia. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  4. "Notebook: KIPP gets $945,000 grant for expansion this fall". Philadelphia School Partnerships. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

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