[2] It was built in 1903–1904, and is a three-story, square stone building in the Classical Revival-style.

It features a central projecting pediment with Ionic order columns and decorative Palladian window, an oversized molded cornice, and a hipped and gable roof with decorative brackets.

[1] In December 2012 Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. presented a proposal that would close the George Washington School and move Abigail Vare School into Washington's building.

[5] In March 2013, the school district voted to close Washington.

The school district and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation listed the Vare building for $2.5 million.