Samuel W. Pennypacker School Explained

Samuel W. Pennypacker School
Location:1858 E. Washington Ln.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.065°N -75.1594°W
Built:1929-1930
Architect:Irwin T. Catharine
Architecture:Late Gothic Revival
Added:November 18, 1988
Refnum:88002314

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.

History and architectural features

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.[1] 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.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H096031_01D.pdf}} Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Samuel W. Pennypacker School]. 2012-06-16. Jefferson M. Moak. PDF. May 1987.
  2. "Martin Luther King High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on November 17, 2016.