West Chester in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Barnard Street Public School - Denney Tag Company

Denney Reyburn Senior Apartments

— National Register of Historic Places —

Barnard Street Public School - Denney Tag Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith S Smith, July 15, 2017

1. Barnard Street Public School - Denney Tag Company Marker

Inscription.
The National Registry of Historic Places
Denney Reyburn Senior Apartments
1841-1887 ~ Barnard Street Public School
First public school in West Chester
1887-1985 ~ Tag factory of S.L. Denney
First automatic tag manufacturing plant
1995 ~ Acquired & Restored as senior apartments by the
Housing Authority of the County of Chester
Board of Commissioners
Juan S. Sanchez, Chairperson
Sandra F. Simmons, Vice Chairperson
Albert W. Eastburn, Treasurer
George H. Hemcher, Secretary
Troy L. Chapman, Executive Director
June 29, 1998 Dedication Ceremony

Erected 1998.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 57.444′ N, 75° 36.219′ W. Marker is in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. Marker is at the intersection of Barnard Street and South Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Barnard Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 W Barnard Street, West Chester PA 19382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Samuel Barber (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Disabled Veterans of Chester County Pennsylvania Memorial

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Chester County World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln Biography (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Glory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Turk’s Head Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Dime Savings Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chester County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Chester.

Also see . . . Denney Tag Company, 1884-1991 ~ second oldest in the country. (Submitted on October 1, 2017, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By Keith S Smith, July 15, 2017

2. Barnard Street Public School - Denney Tag Company Marker

Barnard Street School by WC Artist Barclay Rubincam image. Click for full size.

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3. Barnard Street School by WC Artist Barclay Rubincam

Denney Tag Company promotional postcard image. Click for full size.

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4. Denney Tag Company promotional postcard

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2017, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 30, 2017, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.