title: Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences
text: # Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences
  
  The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at H.R. Edmunds is a charter school that is located in the Northwood neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It operates from the former Henry R. Edmunds School building, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
  
  ## History and architectural features
  
  This historic building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1923 and 1924. It is a three-story, nine-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Designed in the Colonial Revival style, it features a projecting entrance pavilion, stone cornice, and brick parapet.
  
  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
  
  