The Mastery Charter School - Smedley Elementary is an American

charter school A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autono ...

that is located in the Frankford neighborhood of

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. The building was added to the

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in 1988.

History and notable features

Originally named the Franklin Smedley School, the school has been run by

Mastery Charter Schools Mastery Schools is a network of 24 charter schools with over 14,000 students in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey. It is headquartered at the Mastery Charter Pickett Campus in Germantown, Philadelphia Germantown ( Pennsylvania Dut ...

since 2010. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and was built between 1927 and 1928. It is a three-story, nine-bay, yellow brick building that sits on a raised basement. Created in the Late Gothic Revival style, it features a projecting stone entryway with Tudor-arched opening, stone openings, and a crenellated

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. ''Note:'' This includes The building was added to the

in 1988.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smedley, Franklin, School School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1928 Frankford, Philadelphia Public elementary schools in Philadelphia Charter schools in Pennsylvania 1928 establishments in Pennsylvania