Samuel W. Pennypacker School

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Samuel W. Pennypacker School
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Samuel W. Pennypacker School, September 2010
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Location1858 E. Washington Ln.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°3′54″N75°9′34″W / 40.06500°N 75.15944°W / 40.06500; -75.15944
Area3.8 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1929-1930
ArchitectIrwin T. Catharine
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No. 88002314 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

The Samuel W. Pennypacker School is a historic American elementary school in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

History and architectural features

Designed by Irwin T. Catharine, this historic structure was built between 1929 and 1930. A three-story, eight-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement, it was created in a Late Gothic Revival style and features brick piers with terra cotta capitals, a projecting stone two-story bay, and four small towers at each corner. [2] It was named for Pennsylvania Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker (1843-1916).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

Feeder patterns

Pennypacker feeds into King High School. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Samuel W. Pennypacker School" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. "Martin Luther King High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.