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Vare-Washington School

Art Deco architecture in PennsylvaniaModerne architecture in PennsylvaniaPublic K–8 schools in PhiladelphiaSchool District of PhiladelphiaSchool buildings completed in 1937
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in PhiladelphiaSouth Philadelphia
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Vare-Washington School, is a K-8 school in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. It occupies the former George Washington School building in the Dickinson Narrows neighborhood, in proximity to Southwark.

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South Randolph Street, Philadelphia South Philadelphia

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19147 Philadelphia, South Philadelphia
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