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Edwin Fitler Academics Plus School

Coordinates: 40°01′34″N 75°09′59″W / 40.0262°N 75.1665°W / 40.0262; -75.1665
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Fitler School
Fitler School, June 2010
Edwin Fitler Academics Plus School is located in Philadelphia
Edwin Fitler Academics Plus School
Edwin Fitler Academics Plus School is located in Pennsylvania
Edwin Fitler Academics Plus School
Edwin Fitler Academics Plus School is located in the United States
Edwin Fitler Academics Plus School
Location140 West Seymour Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′34″N 75°09′59″W / 40.0262°N 75.1665°W / 40.0262; -75.1665
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1897–1898
Built byS. Gourley, Jr.
ArchitectLouis Anshutz
Architectural styleGothic
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.86003281[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1986

Edwin Fitler Academics Plus School is a historic school located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was built in 1897–1898 and is a 3 1/2-story, schist building in the Gothic-style. It features a projecting battlement tower, round arched openings, and three projecting gables.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2012. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Fitler School" (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2012.
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