George K. Heller School, Elkins Park

Name: George K. Heller School
Address: Elkins Park, United States

#12 among attractions in Elkins Park

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The George K. Heller School, also known as the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, is a historic school building located in Ashmead Village, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1883 to house the first Cheltenham High School, and expanded in 1893 and 1906. Later additions took place between 1963 and 1969, after it was converted to the Cheltenham Center for the Arts. The stone school building ranges from 1 1/2- to 2 1/2-stories and has intersecting gable roofs. The roof is topped by a square cupola. A school was located on this site as early as 1795 and it was considered the oldest public school site in continuous use at the time of its closing in 1953. ()

Coordinates: 40°3'43"N, 75°5'56"W

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Ashmead VillageElkins Park United States

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George K. Heller School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cheltenham Township, St. William Parish, Burholme Park, Old Trinity Church.

1 miW
Area
Cheltenham Township, Philadelphia
25 min walk • Cheltenham Township is a home rule township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cheltenham's population density ranges from over 10,000 per square mile in rowhouses and high-rise apartments along Cheltenham Avenue to historic neighborhoods in Wyncote and Elkins Park.
1 miS
Church
St. William Parish, Philadelphia
26 min walk • St. William is a US Catholic parish founded in January 1920 in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania neighborhood of Lawncrest. The parish originally served 70 households. The Parish elementary school was opened in 1924.
0.6 miNE
Park
Burholme Park, Philadelphia
16 min walk • Burholme Park is a public park in the Burholme neighborhood of Philadelphia. The park and the Robert W. Ryerss Museum and Library was a gift of the last descendant of the Ryerss family, prominent Philadelphians. Robert W.
0.8 miSE
Church
Old Trinity Church, Philadelphia
22 min walk • Old Trinity Church, also known as Trinity Church, Oxford, is a historic Episcopal church established in 1696. in Oxford Township, Pennsylvania, which is now part of Philadelphia.
0.7 miNE
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Ryerss Museum & Library, Philadelphia
19 min walk • Ryerss Mansion, also known as Burholme Mansion, is a historic mansion in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The house was built on 85 acres by merchant Joseph Waln Ryerss in 1859 overlooking Burholme Park, one of the highest vistas in Philadelphia.
0.7 miE
Neighbourhood
Ryers, Philadelphia
18 min walk • Ryers is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. Ryers is bounded by Cottman Avenue on the southwest, Fillmore Street on the northwest. Both of these highways separate Philadelphia from Cheltenham and Rockledge, Montgomery County. The Fox Chase Line separates Ryers from Burholme and Fox Chase borders it via Hartel St. on the northeast.
1.2 miS
Neighbourhood
Crescentville, Philadelphia
30 min walk • Crescentville is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It is located in the vicinity of Adams, Rising Sun, and Tabor Avenues.
0.9 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Kennedy Crossan School, Philadelphia
24 min walk • Kennedy Crossan Academics Plus Elementary School is a historic elementary school building in the Burholme neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1922–1924.
0.9 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
Cedar Grove Christian Academy, Philadelphia
24 min walk • Cedar Grove Christian Academy is a private Christian school located in the Lawndale neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the former Lawndale School building. The school was built in 1903–1904, and is a two-story, three-bay, stone-faced brick building in the Colonial Revival style.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Burholme, Philadelphia
17 min walk • Burholme is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood is adjacent to Burholme Park, which is located in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia. The Kennedy Crossan School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1 miS
Neighbourhood
Lawncrest, Philadelphia
27 min walk • Lawncrest is a neighborhood in the "Near" Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name is an amalgam of Lawndale and Crescentville, the two primary communities that make up the neighborhood.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to George K. Heller School?

Nearby attractions include Burholme Park, Philadelphia (16 min walk), Burholme, Philadelphia (17 min walk), Ryers, Philadelphia (18 min walk), Ryerss Museum & Library, Philadelphia (19 min walk).

How to get to George K. Heller School by public transport?

The nearest stations to George K. Heller School:

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Cheltenham (11 min walk)
Ryers (17 min walk)