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″N75°9′34″W / 40.06500°N 75.15944°W /40.06500; -75.15944 |
| 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 |
TheSamuel W. Pennypacker School is a historic American elementary school in theWest Oak Lane neighborhood ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of theSchool District of Philadelphia.
It was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Designed byIrwin 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 aLate Gothic Revival style and features brick piers withterra cotta capitals, a projecting stone two-story bay, and four small towers at each corner.[2] It was named for Pennsylvania GovernorSamuel W. Pennypacker (1843-1916).
It was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Pennypacker feeds intoKing High School.[3]
