Samuel W. Pennypacker School

Samuel W. Pennypacker School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Samuel W. Pennypacker School, September 2010

Location	1800-1850 E. Washington Ln., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°3′54″N 75°9′34″W / 40.06500°N 75.15944°W / 40.06500; -75.15944Coordinates: 40°3′54″N 75°9′34″W / 40.06500°N 75.15944°W / 40.06500; -75.15944
Area	3.8 acres (1.5 ha)
Built	1929-1930
Architect	Catharine, Irwin T.
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002314^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Samuel W. Pennypacker School is a historic school building located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1929-1930. It is a three-story, eight bay, brick building on a raised basement in a Late Gothic Revival-style. It 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]

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: Samuel W. Pennypacker School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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