Furness, Horace, Junior High School

1900 S. Third St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 01, 1986. NRIS 86003286.

Part of Philadelphia Public Schools TR (NRIS 64000730).

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Furness High School

Horace Howard Furness High School is a secondary (9th-12th) school in South Philadelphia. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

Portions of South Philadelphia (including Bella Vista, Passyunk Square, Pennsport, Queen Village, and Whitman) are zoned to Furness. A section of Center City, including Society Hill and Old City, was formerly zoned to Furness for high school.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993462