Built 1929-1930 Area 2 ha Added to NRHP 18 November 1988 | NRHP Reference # 88002314 Phone +1 215-276-5271 Architect Irwin T. Catharine | |
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Location 1858 E. Washington Ln.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR Address 1858 E Washington Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19138, USA Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar William Rowen School, John L Kinsey School, George Sharswood School, D Newlin Fell School, Francis Scott Key School | ||
Samuel W. Pennypacker School is a historic elementary school located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.
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. It was named for Pennsylvania Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker (1843-1916).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Feeder patterns
Pennypacker feeds into King High School.
References
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