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Olney High School

Olney High School
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Olney High School, September 2010
Olney High School is located in Philadelphia
Olney High School
Olney High School is located in Pennsylvania
Olney High School
Olney High School is located in the US
Olney High School
Location 100 West Duncannon Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°01′43″N 75°07′26″W / 40.0286°N 75.1239°W / 40.0286; -75.1239Coordinates: 40°01′43″N 75°07′26″W / 40.0286°N 75.1239°W / 40.0286; -75.1239
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1929–1930
Architect Irwin T. Catharine,
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003312
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Olney Charter High School, formerly Aspira Charter School at Olney, and Olney High School, is a public high school located in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previously directly controlled by the School District of Philadelphia, it is now a charter high school.

The original historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929–1930. It is a four-story brick building on a granite base with a five-story tower in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features Gothic arched openings and limestone details. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.



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