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Christ Church is an Episcopal church in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.Founded in 1695 as a parish of the Church of England, it played an integral role in the founding of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States.
Christ Church: December 17, 1954: N 2nd St., between Market & Arch Sts., Philadelphia: City Government & Politics 18th Century, Religion Old City Christian Street Hospital September 9, 2005: 924 Christian St., Philadelphia
Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia is an important early-American cemetery. It is the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin and his wife, Deborah . Four other signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried here, Benjamin Rush , Francis Hopkinson , Joseph Hewes , and George Ross .
There are 610 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Philadelphia, including 67 National Historic Landmarks. Center City includes 147 of these properties and districts, including 34 National Historic Landmarks; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere .
Christ Memorial REC was founded in 1887 as a church home at 43rd and Chestnut Streets for the campus of the newly created Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church. The church and seminary were established based on the pledge of a trust created by Harriet Benson in March 1886. [ 1 ]
Arch Street runs from the Delaware River one way westbound through the Old City section of Philadelphia, where landmarks include the Arch Street Friends Meeting House, the Betsy Ross House, Girard Fountain Park, the U.S. Mint, and Christ Church Burial Ground.
One of the most ambitious Palladian structures of the time was the Christ Church. Christ Church was completed in 1744 with a steeple added in 1754. Starting in the 1730s construction began on the Georgian-style Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall. It was designed by Andrew Hamilton with construction supervised by Edmund ...
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