Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA

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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]

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Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
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Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA, September 2010
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Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
Location174 W. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39.998660°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
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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