Abigail Vare School is a former school building located in the Pennsport neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located across from Dickinson Square Park.[2]
It was built in 1903–1904, and is a three-story, square stone building in the Classical Revival-style. It features a central projecting pediment with Ionic order columns and decorative Palladian window, an oversized molded cornice, and a hipped and gable roof with decorative brackets.[3] The school was named after Abigail Vare, the mother of the three Vare Brothers (including William Scott Vare), who became politicians and contractors.[4]
In December 2012 Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. presented a proposal that would close the George Washington School and move Abigail Vare School into Washington's building. At the time Washington's building was in a better condition compared to Vare's, while the Vare school had an academic performance superior to that of Washington's.[5] In March 2013, the school district voted to close Washington.[6] Abigail Vare School moved from its previous building to the former Washington building,[7] and it is now known as Vare-Washington School.
After Washington-Vare moved to the former Washington school, the former Vare school remained vacant. The school district and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation listed the Vare building for $2.5 million. Concordia Group, a company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, acquired the Vare building, along with Germantown High School and three other schools, for $6.8 million.[2] The SRC voted on this sale in September 2014.[8]
In 2015 Concordia Group announced that it wished to construct six townhouses next to the former Vare building and also convert Vare itself into 45 apartment units.[2] The developer engaged in a community meeting with area residents, and it reduced the number of units to 41, in addition to reducing the amount of parking.[9]
^ abcJennings, James. "Mt. Sinai Developer Plans Apartments, Townhomes at Shuttered Pennsport School." Philadelphia. June 10, 2015. Retrieved on November 30, 2015.
^. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2017-03-21. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Abigail Vare School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
^Graham, Kristen A. "." The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 15, 2012. Retrieved on November 30, 2015.
^Medina, Regina. "." The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 24, 2013. Retrieved on November 30, 2015.
^Graham, Kristen. "SRC votes to spare four schools." The Philadelphia Inquirer. Thursday October 17, 2013. Retrieved on November 30, 2015. "CLOSING:[...]George Washington Elementary School, 1198 S. 5th Street Abigail Vare Elementary School, 1621 E. Moyamensing Avenue (building only, moves into George Washington Elementary)"
^"SRC will vote on sale of 11 closed schools 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine." The Notebook. September 18, 2014. Retrieved on November 30, 2015.
^Brey, Jared. "Maryland developers see opportunity in Philly's institutional shells." PlanPhilly at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Retrieved on November 30, 2015.
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abigail, vare, school, current, school, street, vare, washington, school, former, school, building, located, pennsport, neighborhood, philadelphia, pennsylvania, located, across, from, dickinson, square, park, national, register, historic, places, 2010show, ph. For the current school on 5th Street see Vare Washington School Abigail Vare School is a former school building located in the Pennsport neighborhood of Philadelphia Pennsylvania It is located across from Dickinson Square Park 2 Abigail Vare SchoolU S National Register of Historic PlacesAbigail Vare School May 2010Show map of PhiladelphiaShow map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesLocation1619 E Moyamensing Ave Philadelphia PennsylvaniaCoordinates39 58 22 N 75 09 03 W 39 9728 N 75 1507 W 39 9728 75 1507Area1 acre 0 40 ha Built1903 1904Built bySamuel Garley Jr ArchitectJames GawArchitectural styleClassical RevivalMPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TRNRHP reference No 86003339 1 Added to NRHPDecember 4 1986History editIt was built in 1903 1904 and is a three story square stone building in the Classical Revival style It features a central projecting pediment with Ionic order columns and decorative Palladian window an oversized molded cornice and a hipped and gable roof with decorative brackets 3 The school was named after Abigail Vare the mother of the three Vare Brothers including William Scott Vare who became politicians and contractors 4 The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 1 In December 2012 Superintendent William R Hite Jr presented a proposal that would close the George Washington School and move Abigail Vare School into Washington s building At the time Washington s building was in a better condition compared to Vare s while the Vare school had an academic performance superior to that of Washington s 5 In March 2013 the school district voted to close Washington 6 Abigail Vare School moved from its previous building to the former Washington building 7 and it is now known as Vare Washington School After Washington Vare moved to the former Washington school the former Vare school remained vacant The school district and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation listed the Vare building for 2 5 million Concordia Group a company headquartered in Bethesda Maryland acquired the Vare building along with Germantown High School and three other schools for 6 8 million 2 The SRC voted on this sale in September 2014 8 In 2015 Concordia Group announced that it wished to construct six townhouses next to the former Vare building and also convert Vare itself into 45 apartment units 2 The developer engaged in a community meeting with area residents and it reduced the number of units to 41 in addition to reducing the amount of parking 9 References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b c Jennings James Mt Sinai Developer Plans Apartments Townhomes at Shuttered Pennsport School Philadelphia June 10 2015 Retrieved on November 30 2015 National Historic Landmarks amp National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania CRGIS Cultural Resources Geographic Information System Archived from the original Searchable database on 2007 07 21 Retrieved 2017 03 21 Note This includes B Mintz July 1986 Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form Abigail Vare School PDF Retrieved 2012 07 03 Avery Ron Nepotism s The Name Vips Had Dibs On Area Places The Philadelphia Inquirer July 12 1995 Retrieved on November 30 2015 Graham Kristen A Philadelphia superintendent identifies schools he intends to close The Philadelphia Inquirer December 15 2012 Retrieved on November 30 2015 Medina Regina Philly union challenges teacher dump decision The Philadelphia Inquirer May 24 2013 Retrieved on November 30 2015 Graham Kristen SRC votes to spare four schools The Philadelphia Inquirer Thursday October 17 2013 Retrieved on November 30 2015 CLOSING George Washington Elementary School 1198 S 5th Street Abigail Vare Elementary School 1621 E Moyamensing Avenue building only moves into George Washington Elementary SRC will vote on sale of 11 closed schools Archived 2015 12 08 at the Wayback Machine The Notebook September 18 2014 Retrieved on November 30 2015 Brey Jared Maryland developers see opportunity in Philly s institutional shells PlanPhilly at The Philadelphia Inquirer Tuesday July 21 2015 Retrieved on November 30 2015 External links editFormer Abigail Vare attendance boundary Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abigail Vare School amp oldid 1167823208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
