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Roman Catholic High School for Boys
301 North Broad StreetPhiladelphia Pennsylvania 19107
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Roman opened in 1890 as an all-male high school and is still only open to boys. It was founded by Thomas E. Cahill, a nineteenth century Philadelphia merchant. It is the oldest free Diocesan Catholic high school in North America.
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- Of course, education at Roman Catholic is no longer free. Due to increased costs of staff and facilities, free admission to the school ended in the 1960's.
- The school building's white marble tower, 150 feet high, was unfortunately destroyed by fire in 1959.
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