Henry deCourcy Richards

Thomas Durham School, Philadelphia

Henry deCourcy Richards (August 1854 – January 29, 1935), also spelled deCoursey Richards, was an American architect who worked in Philadelphia for the public school system.^[1] He designed many public school buildings that have since been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for the quality of their architecture.^[2][3] His successor as school designer for Philadelphia was Irwin T. Catharine.^[2]: 13

Major works

NRHP-listed works include:

• Gen. David B. Birney School, 900 W. Lindley St., Philadelphia, PA
• Thomas Durham School, 1600 Lombard St., Philadelphia, PA
• Feltonville School No. 2, 4901 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, PA
• Benjamin Franklin School, 5737 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, PA
• Charles Wolcott Henry School, 601-645 W. Carpenter Ln., Philadelphia, PA
• Holmes Junior High School, 5429-5455 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
• Julia Ward Howe School, 1301-1331 Grange St., Philadelphia, PA
• Kensington High School for Girls, 2075 E. Cumberland St., Philadelphia, PA
• Henry C. Lea School of Practice, 242 S. 47th St., Philadelphia, PA
• Henry Longfellow School, 5004-5098 Tacony St., Philadelphia, PA
• James Russell Lowell School, 5801-5851 N. 5th St., Philadelphia, PA
• John Marshall School, 1501-1527 Sellers St., Philadelphia, PA
• Alexander K. McClure School, 4139 N. 6th St., Philadelphia, PA
• Jeremiah Nichols School, 1235 S. 16th St., Philadelphia, PA
• George Sharswood School, 200 Wolf St., Philadelphia, PA
• Bayard Taylor School, 3614-3630 N. Randolph St., Philadelphia, PA
• John Greenleaf Whittier School, 2600 Clearfield St., Philadelphia, PA
• George L. Brooks School, 5629-5643 Haverford Ave., Philadelphia, PA
• Horace Furness Junior High School, 1900 S. Third St., Philadelphia, PA
• William B. Hanna School, 5720-5738 Media St., Philadelphia, PA
• Nathaniel Hawthorne School, 712 S. Twelfth St., Philadelphia, PA
• John L. Kinsey School, Sixty-fifth Ave. and Limekiln Pike, Philadelphia, PA
• S. Weir Mitchell School, Fifty-sixth and Kingsessing St., Philadelphia, PA
• William Penn High School for Girls, 1501 Wallace St., Philadelphia, PA
• Edgar Allan Poe School, 2136 Ritner St., Philadelphia, PA
• Thomas Buchanan Read School, Seventy-eighth and Buist Ave., Philadelphia, PA
• Southwark School, Eighth and Miflin Sts., Philadelphia, PA
• Anthony Wayne School, 2700 Morris St., Philadelphia, PA
• West Philadelphia High School, 4700 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA
• Francis E. Willard School, Emerald and Orleans Sts., Philadelphia, PA

References

1. Tatman, Sandra L. "Richards, Henry Decourcey (fl. 1906 - 1923)". Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
2. Jefferson M. Moak; William Sisson; Elizabeth Mintz. "Philadelphia Public Schools TR". National Park Service.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.