Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA explained

Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
Location:174 W. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9987°N -75.1331°W
Built:1911, 1916
Architect:Hewitt, Granger & Paist
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:March 9, 1990
Refnum:90000415

Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA is a historic YWCA building located in the Hugh neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1911 and expanded in 1916. It is a six-story, brick with terracotta trim building in the Colonial Revival style. The original three-story section was built as the Hoffman Memorial wing.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-07-25. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H096371_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA]. 2012-06-16. George E. Thomas. PDF. September 1989.