History
In 1697, William Penn sold a 700 acre (2.8 km²) tract of land to Rowland Ellis. Years later, Ellis sold his home to Richard Harrison, who had married a local woman named Hannah Norris. Some of the land holdings of her family were known as Norriton. Thus, the combination of the names of Harrison and Norriton became known as Harriton. The daughter of Richard and Hannah Harrison married Charles Thomson.
In 1957, a new "campus-style" school was designed by architect Vincent Kling. It was situated on a portion of the plantation grounds belonging to Charles Thomson, which gave Harriton High School its name. Harriton High School opened its doors for the first time in 1958.
As of the 2009 school year, a new three-story building was completed to be used as the new school while the older "campus-style" school was mostly taken down and will be used as new sports fields. The old Harriton High School had a California-style campus, a unique style for a Philadelphia-area public school; its buildings surrounded a main quad known as the Tombs. The new school does not feature this style.
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