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Coordinates: 40°00′36″N 75°16′46″W 40.0098914, -75.2793181

Lower Merion High School

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    • 301 East Montgomery Avenue, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Telephone Numbers: 610-645-1800
  • Official Website:[1]
• History & Memorable Moments

The school was founded in 1894, when it sat on the south side of Ardmore Avenue (photo), between West Athens and School Lane. Lower Merion High School started with twenty-one staff members under principal "Professor" Charles B. Pennypacker. The building burned in 1900 (photo). The high school moved to a new granite and limestone building (photo) in 1910, allowing the Ardmore Avenue building to become an elementary school. By 1940, George H. Gilbert was principal with a teaching staff of sixty-one. By 1957, the enrollment had grown to 1,663 students. In 1963, the limestone-and-granite building was demolished and replaced with the current modern structure designed by H.A. Kuljian and Co. A second school was built on East Montgomery Ave., sharing the location with the Lower Merion School District Administration building and, from 1922 to 1992, the Lower Merion Township Junior High School, which was known as Ardmore Junior High School. The latter school was demolished in 1992 after a long fight with the community (photo) ^[1]

The school had a grounds of 17 acres and has seen several building projects. Around 1943, an adjoining building was added for technical studies along the School House Lane side. It had workshops for teaching auto repair, metal, print (photo), wood-working and drafting. The cafeteria/library wing (photo) was added in 1950 near the Pennypacker athletic field and was designed by Savory, Scheetz and Gilmour. At the same time, General Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold athletic field was opened, in honor of the Lower Merion graduate. Since the 1990s, some rooms in the former Technical Building have been used for art classes and others for technology classes and extracurriculars. In November, 2007 the Lower Merion Board of Directors voted 8-0 to approve the new building plans for LMHS. The new school was designed by KCBA Architects, and the contracts were awarded to numerous different builders. This is the last project of the districts Capitol Improvement program. The current "Ardmore Annex" along with the natatorium and two gyms will be demolished in the summer of 2008. Move in to the new building is currently set for the Fall of 2010. This approval comes after a long fight with angry taxpayers in the community. ^[1]

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