Click here to access the NRHP registration form detailing a full Carver Court history and explanation of its architectural importance.
On Friday afternoon, the entrance to Carver Court was full of local residents, history buffs, members of the media and many dignitaries, including Governor Tom Wolf, for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating Carver Court's addition to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Carver Court was added to the NRHP in 2016, after local resident Jane Kennedy, with help from Representative Harry Lewis, completed the lengthy nomination process required to add a place to the Register. Caln Township Commissioners Jennifer Breton and John Contento were on hand to accept proclamations from Governor Wolf and Representative Lewis on behalf of the Township.
From the Daily Local News:
"Carver Court, which is named after African-American scientist and inventor George Washington Carver, was developed in 1944 as a public housing project for African-American veterans of World War II and their families. Many residents of Carver Court worked at Lukens Steel, the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center or the Embreeville State Hospital. Located on a loop on Foundry Street in the western end of the township, just outside the city of Coatesville, Carver Court was designed by renowned Philadelphia area architects, George Howe, Louis Kahn and Oskar Stonorov."
From the Daily Local News:
"Carver Court, which is named after African-American scientist and inventor George Washington Carver, was developed in 1944 as a public housing project for African-American veterans of World War II and their families. Many residents of Carver Court worked at Lukens Steel, the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center or the Embreeville State Hospital. Located on a loop on Foundry Street in the western end of the township, just outside the city of Coatesville, Carver Court was designed by renowned Philadelphia area architects, George Howe, Louis Kahn and Oskar Stonorov."
