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Girard College
Location
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Information
School typeIndependent, boarding
Opened1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Grades1–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment2016-2017: 311
Elementary School (1-5): 122
Middle School (6-8): 89
High School (9-12): 100
Average class sizeElementary-Middle School: 12-15
High School: 15-18
Athletics conferencePenn-Jersey Athletic Association
Team nameCavaliers
Websitewww.girardcollege.edu
Girard College Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Girard College Complex
Girard College is located in Philadelphia
Girard College
Girard College is located in Pennsylvania
Girard College
Girard College is located in the United States
Girard College
LocationBounded by Poplar St., Girard, W. College, S. College, and Ridge Aves., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Area43 acres (17 ha)
Built1833 (1833)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Greek Revival, Collegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.74001802[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1974
Designated PHMC1992[2]

Girard College is an independent college preparatory five-day boarding school located on a 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school was founded and permanently endowed from the shipping and banking fortune of Stephen Girard upon his death in 1831.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Girard College Civil Rights Landmark - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

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