{"nrhp_refnum":"86003292","name":"Horn, George L., School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Frankford and Castor Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.99946450700003,"lon":-75.09895998599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-12-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A school building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed in the Anglo-Gothic manner by School Board draftsman Lloyd Titus. The George L. Horn School is the subject of this nomination.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is an unusual and intact example of Titus's Gothic work, set against his many Colonial Revival school designs. It notes Titus was the last non-architect to serve as Chief Draftsman under the School Board's Supervisor of Buildings, succeeded by architect Henry deCoursey Richards. The building is presented as an example of Titus's skillful use of the Gothic style.","narrative":"Built as a school in Philadelphia, the George L. Horn School is an Anglo-Gothic design by Lloyd Titus, a draftsman for the Philadelphia School Board. Titus is best known for his numerous Colonial Revival school designs, but the Horn School shows his knowledge of Academic Gothic, a style popular for early twentieth century collegiate buildings. Titus served as the last non-architect to hold the position of Chief Draftsman under the School Board's Supervisor of Buildings. He was succeeded by the architect Henry deCoursey Richards, whose Colonial Revival schools show greater sophistication in detailing and innovation. The Horn School is valued for its unusual, well-preserved condition and for its demonstration of Titus's skill with materials and simplified detailing. Its significance rests on its example of the Gothic style in his work, which helps show the difference between schools designed by non-architects and those designed by trained architects in the district.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Lloyd Titus (School Board draftsman)","architectural_style":"Anglo-Gothic","criteria":[],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.521867-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/86003292.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003292/311d2d220d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86003292/311d2d220d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horn_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horn_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993480","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_L._Horn_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5541457"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/horn-george-l-school-86003292/"}