Samuel W. Pennypacker School
Samuel W. Pennypacker School | |
 Samuel W. Pennypacker School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 1858 E. Washington Ln., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°3′54″N 75°9′34″W / 40.06500°N 75.15944°W |
| Area | 3.8 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1929-1930 |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002314[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 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.
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).
Feeder patterns
Pennypacker feeds into King High School.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Pennypacker, Samuel W., School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 5, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ^ "Martin Luther King High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.
External links
- Samuel W. Pennypacker School
- Samuel W. Pennypacker School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
