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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 ]
[6] The National Trust for Historic Preservation eliminated its Save America's Treasures office in 2011 during a reorganization. From 1999 - 2010, over $318 million were awarded and matched by over $400 million from other sources, resulting in the preservation of over 1200 significant historic structures and repositories of cultural heritage. [7]
White was the first Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania and served the congregations of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for decades. White is buried in the church's chancel. Christ Church is a National Historic Landmark and a unique historic site that continues its original function as an Episcopal parish. More than 250,000 tourists visit the ...
“What we’re going through right now is certainly unprecedented politically. And there’s a huge amount of potential instability and concern that a lot of people have in this church and the United States,” says Zack Biro, executive director of the Christ Church Preservation Trust. “And Christ Church is a perfect example of kind of ...
The Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust, an entity of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, has responsibility for the building and grounds.Its mission is to “preserve, operate, and interpret the meeting house and grounds which will serve to increase public understanding of the impact and continued relevance of Quakers and Quaker history.” [10]
Independence Mall State Park was created in the 1950s with the intention that the land would eventually be turned over to the NPS. Funded by 40-year state bonds, its construction was a joint venture between Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia and was overseen by Edmund Bacon, director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Many ...
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation – park administration; Fairmount Park Conservancy – capital projects and historic preservation efforts; merged with the Preservation Trust in 2015; Fairmount Park Trail Master Plan – includes a summary of mansions and houses; Map of historic sites and buildings in Fairmount Park
She sold the Powel House and lived on Chestnut Street near Independence Hall for the last three decades of her life; she died on January 17, 1830, and was buried beside her husband at Christ Church. More than a century later, the Powel House was acquired by the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks. It was renovated and opened ...