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Manhattan 228, P.S. 193, 117 Convent Ave; Jerry Spearman, Photographer

High School for Music & Arts

Manhattan 228, P.S. 193, 117 Convent Ave; Jerry Spearman, Photographer

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A. Philip Randolph Campus High School, Manhattan

Established in 1979, the A. Philip Randolph Campus High School (H.S. 540) occupies the former High School of Music & Art, located on West 135th Street in Harlem. Designed by William H. Gompert and built between 1924 and 1926 in Collegiate Gothic style, the L-shaped building is clad in limestone and mottled buff-to-brown ironspot brick features distinctive square towers. Designated as a New York City Landmark in 1977, the school is named in honor of Asa Philip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, who is considered to be the greatest African-American labor leader in American history.

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