{"nrhp_refnum":"88002320","name":"Sharswood, George, School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200 Wolf St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.918769402000066,"lon":-75.15079788199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick school at 200 Wolf Street (21st and Winter Streets area) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built 1906-1908 for the School District of Philadelphia, with granite trimmings and a Colonial Revival design.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is important for school design. It was one of the first District buildings of fireproof construction, built after the 1905 school reforms that introduced a full-time architect and new construction standards. It was the only one built from School Board Type Number 111, and it was originally designed with 24 classrooms.","narrative":"Built between 1906 and 1908 as a school for the School District of Philadelphia, this three-story brick building with granite trimmings stands at 200 Wolf Street. Its design follows the Colonial Revival style, with projecting end sections, a stair tower, stone belt and cornice courses, and a brick and stone parapet. It was one of three schools constructed at the same time as the first District buildings of fireproof construction, following reforms made in 1905 that brought in a full-time architect and new construction standards. Originally designed for 24 classrooms, it was the only one of these buildings built from School Board Type Number 111. In 1915, H. deCourcy Richards designed additions that raised the total to 42 classrooms, and P. J. Hurley served as contractor for the work. The school is listed for its architecture and its importance to the design of Philadelphia's public schools in the early twentieth century.","period_of_significance":"1906-1908","architect_builder":"H. deCourcy Richards (architect); Charles McCaul Comp. (builder)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; the document does not state current use beyond school use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.186167-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88002320.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002320/2847fcc4dd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002320/2847fcc4dd-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sharswood_School_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sharswood_School_Philly.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993577","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sharswood_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5544466"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/sharswood-george-school-88002320/"}