Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA

Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA, September 2010
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Location	174 W. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′55″N75°07′59″W / 39.998660°N 75.133068°W / 39.998660; -75.133068
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1911, 1916
Architect	Hewitt, Granger & Paist
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	90000415 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 9, 1990

Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA is a historic YWCA building located in the Hugh neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1911 and expanded in 1916. It is a six-story, brick with terracotta trim building in the Colonial Revival style. The original three-story section was built as the Hoffman Memorial wing. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. George E. Thomas (September 1989). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)