Roberts Vaux Junior High School

The Promise Academy at Roberts Vaux High School
Roberts Vaux High School, August 2010
Location230-2344 W. Master St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′34″N 75°10′29″W / 39.97611°N 75.17472°W / 39.97611; -75.17472
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1936-1938
ArchitectCatharine, Irwin T.
Architectural styleModerne, Art Deco
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002332
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

The Promise Academy at Roberts Vaux High School (commonly referred to as the Roberts Vaux Promise Academy) is a historic American high school in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Named for American jurist, abolitionist, and philanthropist Roberts Vaux (1786-1836), it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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