Kensington High School
Kensington High School is a historic high school located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
- Type: School building
- Description: Public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Kensington High School for Girls”
- Address: 2075 East Cumberland Street, Philadelphia, PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Michael’s Lutheran Church and York–Dauphin station.
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church
Church
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church is situated 860 feet southeast of Kensington High School.
York–Dauphin station
Metro station
Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
York–Dauphin station is an elevated rapid transit station, serving L trains of SEPTA Metro. It is located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. York–Dauphin station is situated 1,700 feet west of Kensington High School.
Huntingdon station
Metro station
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Huntingdon station is an elevated rapid transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving SEPTA Metro L trains. It is located at the intersection of Kensington Avenue, Huntingdon Street, and B Street in the Kensington neighborhood of the city. Huntingdon station is situated 1,700 feet north of Kensington High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kensington and West Kensington.
Kensington
Neighborhood
Photo: ChrisErb, Public domain.
Kensington is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia. Kensington is a primarily low-income and working-class area, and it experienced increasing poverty after the loss of its industries in the 1960s during deindustrialization.
West Kensington
Neighborhood
West Kensington is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is north of Olde Kensington. The Market Frankford El above Front Street forms the line between West Kensington and Kensington.
Fishtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Fishtown is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located northeast of Center City Philadelphia, its borders are somewhat disputed today due to many factors, but are roughly defined by the triangle created by the Delaware River, Front Street, and York Street.
Kensington High School
- Categories: high school, building, historic site, historic building, and education
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.98431° or 39° 59′ 4″ northLongitude
-75.12633° or 75° 7′ 35″ westHeight
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
87F6XVMF+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 963558003OpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q6391451
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- French: “Kensington High School”
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