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.
History
The school building was designed by
Henry deCourcy Richards
Henry deCourcy Richards, also spelled Henry deCoursey Richards, was an American architect who worked in Philadelphia for the public school system. He designed many public school buildings that have since been listed on the National Register of ...
and built in 1906â1908. 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.
[ ''Note:'' This includes ] The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
In 2008 Jack Stollsteimer, a former U.S. attorney,
[Snyder, Susan, John Sullivan, Kristen A. Graham, and Dylan Purcell.]
Underreporting Hides Violence
. '' Philadelphia Inquirer''. Monday March 28, 2011. Retrieved on November 29, 2015. and an area school safety advocate, criticized the school after the principal failed to report an assault of a student in a timely manner.
[Snyder, Susan.]
School assault response faulted A Phila. district official said the complaints of an eighth-grade girl should have been addressed immediately.
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. '' Philadelphia Inquirer''. January 16, 2008. Retrieved on November 29, 2015. As a result, the school district demanded more thorough reporting from its schools, and the rate of reported incidents sharply increased.
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Feeder patterns
Neighborhoods assigned to Sharswood are also assigned to Furness High School.[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.
References
External links
George Sharswood School
at School District of Philadelphia
George Sharswood Elementary School
at Weebly
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George Sharswood Elementary School Geographic Boundaries
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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
School buildings completed in 1908
School District of Philadelphia
South Philadelphia
1908 establishments in Pennsylvania
Public Kâ8 schools in Philadelphia