George Sharswood School
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George Sharswood School
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George Sharswood School, May 2010
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| Location | 2300 S. 2nd St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′07″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9187°N 75.1508°WCoordinates: 39°55′07″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9187°N 75.1508°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1906–1908 |
| Built by | Charles McCaul Co. |
| Architect | Henry deCourcy Richards |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference # | 88002320 |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
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.
The school building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1906–1908. 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. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
In 2008 Jack Stollsteimer, a former U.S. attorney, and an area school safety advocate, criticized the school after the principal failed to report an assault of a student in a timely manner. As a result, the school district demanded more thorough reporting from its schools, and the rate of reported incidents sharply increased.
Neighborhoods assigned to Sharswood are also assigned to Furness High School.
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