Henry C. Lea School of Practice


Henry C. Lea School of Practice
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Henry C. Lea School of Practice, September 2010
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Location	242 S. 47th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′14″N 75°13′1″W / 39.95389°N 75.21694°W / 39.95389; -75.21694Coordinates: 39°57′14″N 75°13′1″W / 39.95389°N 75.21694°W / 39.95389; -75.21694
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1914
Built by	Cramp & Co.
Architect	Richards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	88002291^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

Henry C. Lea School of Practice is a historic school building located in the Walnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built by Cramp & Co. in 1914. It is a three-story, five bay, reinforced concrete building faced with brick and with terra cotta and granite trim in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It sits on a raised basement. It features a Classical limestone center entrance surround, a central two-story bay window, decorative panels, crenelated parapet, and a projecting entrance bay. It was used as an "observation school" for teacher education and training.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Henry C. Lea School of Practice" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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