Furness High School
Horace Howard Furness High School | |
Furness High School (Detail, May 2010) | |
| Location | 1900 S. Third St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148 |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′26″N 75°09′03″W / 39.9238°N 75.1508°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| Built by | Cramp & Co. |
| Architect | Henry deCourcy Richards |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003286 |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1986 |
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.