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The Church of St. James the Less is a historic Episcopal church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, that was architecturally influential. As St. James-the-Less Episcopal Church, it was designated a National Historic Landmark [2] for its Gothic Revival architecture, which influenced a generation of subsequent churches.
St. James Episcopal Church (Muncy, Pennsylvania) St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia) St. Mary's Church (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Elverson, Pennsylvania)
Gothic Revival church buildings in Pennsylvania (45 P) Pages in category "Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania" The following 177 pages are in this category, out of 177 total.
The sanctuary contains a great deal of artwork from throughout the church's history. Sculptor Carl Johann Steinhauser was commissioned to create two sculptures for the church: the "Angel of the Resurrection" (also known as the Burd Children's Memorial, for three of the children of Edward Shippen Burd and Eliza Howard Sims Burd) in 1852 and the Burd Baptismal font, completed in 1857.
The church was founded in the mid-19th century as part of the Oxford Movement revival in the Anglican Church. The building was constructed by John Notman in the Gothic Revival style between 1847 and 1849, based on an original design by English architect Richard Cromwell Carpenter.
The historic Gothic Revival parish church, completed in 1832, is located just south of Market Street on 13th Street, a little more than a block from Philadelphia City Hall. Since 1991, it has been staffed by the Capuchins , a Franciscan order, though for most of its history it was served by diocesan priests.
The church was designed by Charles Marquedant Burns (1838 – 1922), a prominent church architect in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was intended to serve as the Episcopal Cathedral of Philadelphia. [3] On July 29, 1974, the church was the site of the ordination of the Philadelphia Eleven, the first women priests in the Episcopal ...
Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes ', is a historic church located in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 929 South Water Street, bounded by Christian Street on the north, South Christopher Columbus Boulevard (formerly Delaware Avenue) on the east, and Washington Avenue on the south.