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Samuel W. Pennypacker School

Coordinates: 40°3′54″N 75°9′34″W / 40.06500°N 75.15944°W / 40.06500; -75.15944
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Samuel W. Pennypacker School
Samuel W. Pennypacker School, September 2010
Samuel W. Pennypacker School is located in Philadelphia
Samuel W. Pennypacker School
Samuel W. Pennypacker School is located in Pennsylvania
Samuel W. Pennypacker School
Samuel W. Pennypacker School is located in the United States
Samuel W. Pennypacker School
Location1858 E. Washington Ln.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°3′54″N 75°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
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002314[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

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

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

History and architectural features

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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

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Pennypacker feeds into King High School.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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 2012-06-16.
  3. ^ "Martin Luther King High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.
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