Kensington Branch of the Philadelphia YWCA
United States historic place
About
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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Area codes 215, 267, and 445
Area codes in southeastern Pennsylvania
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