Charles W. Henry School Explained

Charles Wolcott Henry School
Location:601 Carpenter Ln.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0462°N -75.1965°W
Built:1906–1908
Architect:Henry deCourcy Richards
Builder:Cramp & Co.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002279

Charles W. Henry School is a historic school located at 601 Carpenter Lane (at Greene Street) in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built by Cramp & Co. in 1906–1908. It is a two-story, 20 bay, red brick building in the Colonial Revival-style. Additions were built in 1949–1950 and 1968. It features arched entryways and limestone trim. It was the scene of a bombing during its construction in 1906.[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-07-04. 2005-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20050914194407/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H093363_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Charles Wolcott Henry School]. 2012-07-03. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.