Henry C. Lea School of Practice
Henry C. Lea School of Practice | |
Henry C. Lea School of Practice, September 2010 | |
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Location | 242 S. 47th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°57′14″N 75°13′1″W / 39.95389°N 75.21694°WCoordinates: 39°57′14″N 75°13′1″W / 39.95389°N 75.21694°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1914 |
Built by | Cramp & Co. |
Architect | Richards, Henry deCourcy |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP Reference # | 88002291[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Henry C. Lea School of Practice is a historic school building located in the Walnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built by Cramp & Co. in 1914. It is a three-story, five bay, reinforced concrete building faced with brick and with terra cotta and granite trim in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It sits on a raised basement. It features a Classical limestone center entrance surround, a central two-story bay window, decorative panels, crenelated parapet, and a projecting entrance bay. It was used as an "observation school" for teacher education and training.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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: Henry C. Lea School of Practice" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
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