Kensington High School for Girls

Not to be confused with Kensington High School, a high school in Buffalo, New York.
Kensington High School for Girls

Kensington High School for Girls, September 2010
Location 2075 E. Cumberland St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′4″N 75°7′35″W / 39.98444°N 75.12639°W / 39.98444; -75.12639Coordinates: 39°59′4″N 75°7′35″W / 39.98444°N 75.12639°W / 39.98444; -75.12639
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1916-1917
Built by Reilly, Thomas
Architect Richards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural style Tudor Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002288[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Kensington High School for Girls is a historic high school building located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1916-1917. It is a 3 1/2-story, nine-bay by seven-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Tudor Revival style. It features limestone sills and lintels and a brick parapet.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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: Kensington High School for Girls" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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