[1] Built between 1899 and 1900, this historic structure is a three-story, five-bay, stone-and-brick building that was designed in the Colonial Revival style.

It features a stone entrance pavilion, Palladian windows, and large arched openings.

[1] The school was named for Civil War General Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), one of the most famous Union Army generals of the American Civil War, who later oversaw brutal campaigns against Native Americans.

Gloria Casarez (December 13, 1971 – October 19, 2014) was an American civil rights leader in Philadelphia.

"We were looking to find a name that represented our school and the goal of inclusion," said Sheridan’s assistant principal Julio Nunez.