Henry deCourcy Richards, also spelled Henry deCoursey Richards, was an American architect who worked in

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for the public school system. He designed many public school buildings that have since been listed on the

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for the quality of their architecture. Works (credits) include: * Gen. David B. Birney School, 900 W. Lindley St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Thomas Durham School, 1600 Lombard St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Feltonville School No. 2, 4901 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Benjamin Franklin School, 5737 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, PA (Richards,Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Charles Wolcott Henry School, 601-645 W. Carpenter Ln., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Holmes Junior High School, 5429-5455 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Julia Ward Howe School, 1301-1331 Grange St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Kensington High School for Girls, 2075 E. Cumberland St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Henry C. Lea School of Practice, 242 S. 47th St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Henry Longfellow School, 5004-5098 Tacony St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * James Russell Lowell School, 5801-5851 N. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * John Marshall School, 1501-1527 Sellers St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Alexander K. McClure School, 4139 N. 6th St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * Jeremiah Nichols School, 1235 S. 16th St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, H. deCourcy) NRHP-listed *

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, 200 Wolf St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed *

Bayard Taylor School Bayard Taylor School is a historic elementary school located in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1907� ...

, 3614-3630 N. Randolph St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * John Greenleaf Whittier School, 2600 Clearfield St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCourcy) NRHP-listed * George L. Brooks School, 5629-5643 Haverford Ave., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed * Horace Furness Junior High School, 1900 S. Third St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed * William B. Hanna School, 5720-5738 Media St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed *

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, 712 S. Twelfth St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed *

John L. Kinsey School The John L. Kinsey School is a former K-8 school that is located in the West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was a part of the School District of Philadelphia. It was added to th ...

, Sixty-fifth Ave. and Limekiln Pike, Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed * S. Weir Mitchell School, Fifty-sixth and Kingsessing St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed *

William Penn High School for Girls Franklin Learning Center, formerly known as William Penn High School for Girls, is a historic high school located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building wa ...

, 1501 Wallace St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed * Edgar Allan Poe School, 2136 Ritner St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed *

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, Seventy-eighth and Buist Ave., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed *

Southwark School Southwark School is a public K-8 school located in the Central South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of Philadelphia Public Schools. Students zoned to Francis Scott Key School (K–6) are zoned to Southwark ...

, Eighth and Miflin Sts., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed * Anthony Wayne School, 2700 Morris St., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed *

West Philadelphia High School West Philadelphia High School is a secondary school located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the intersection of 49th Street and Chestnut Street. History The original West Philadelphia High School (WPHS) building ...

, 4700 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed * Francis E. Willard School, Emerald and Orleans Sts., Philadelphia, PA (Richards, Henry deCoursey) NRHP-listed His successor as school designer for Philadelphia was Irwin T. Catharine.

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