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Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA

Coordinates: 39°59′55″N 75°07′59″W / 39.998660°N 75.133068°W / 39.998660; -75.133068
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Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA, September 2010
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA is located in Philadelphia
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA is located in Pennsylvania
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA is located in the United States
Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
Location174 W. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′55″N 75°07′59″W / 39.998660°N 75.133068°W / 39.998660; -75.133068
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1911, 1916
ArchitectHewitt, Granger & Paist
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.90000415[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1990

Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA is a historic YWCA building located in the Hugh neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1911 and expanded in 1916. It is a six-story, brick with terracotta trim building in the Colonial Revival style. The original three-story section was built as the Hoffman Memorial wing.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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 2012-07-25. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (September 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.