Henry C. Lea Elementary School

Henry C. Lea School of Practice
Henry C. Lea School of Practice, September 2010
Location4700 Locust Street.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′16″N 75°12′59″W / 39.9545°N 75.2163°W / 39.9545; -75.2163
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1914
Built byCramp & Co.
ArchitectHenry deCourcy Richards
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSPhiladelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002291[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

Henry C. Lea Elementary School is a historic elementary school in the Walnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was named after the publisher, civic activist and historian Henry Charles Lea.[2] The school is supported by the University of Pennsylvania through a program where multiple Penn-affiliated schools, departments, and centers work with Lea students and staff.[3]

History and architecture

The 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. It was previously used as an "observation school" for teacher education and training.[4]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Henry C. Lea School of Practice.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "History of Lea". Henry C. Lea School. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lea–Penn Partnership". Henry C. Lea School. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  4. ^ Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Lea, Henry C., School of Practice. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 8, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
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