Henry C. Lea Elementary School is an historic elementary school which is located in the Walnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia and was named after the publisher, civic activist and historian Henry Charles Lea.[2]
Henry C. Lea School of Practice | |
 Henry C. Lea School of Practice, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 4700 Locust Street., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′16″N 75°12′59″W / 39.9545°N 75.2163°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| Built by | Cramp & Co. |
| Architect | Henry deCourcy Richards |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002291[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
History and architectural features
editThe building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built by Cramp & Co. in 1914. It is a three-story, five-bay, reinforced concrete building that was faced with brick and with terra cotta and granite trim. It sits on a raised basement, was designed in the Late Gothic Revival-style, and features a Classical limestone center entrance surround, a central two-story bay window, decorative panels, crenelated parapet, and a projecting entrance bay.[3]
It was previously used as an "observation school" for teacher education and training.[3]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Henry C. Lea School of Practice.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "History of Lea". www.lea.phiilasd.org. Henry C. Lea School. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-08. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Henry C. Lea School of Practice" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
External links
edit- Official website
- Lea Elementary at the Wayback Machine (archive index)