St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia
Infobox_nrhp | name =St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
1822
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
nrhp_type =
imagesize = 100px
caption = Saint Stephen's Church
location= 19 South 10th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 57
lat_seconds = 2.61
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 9
long_seconds = 24.72
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1822
architect= William Strickland;
Frank Furness
architecture= Gothic Revival
added = June 4, 1979
governing_body = St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
refnum=79002329[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is an historic parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, founded in 1822 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at 19 South Tenth Street, on the corner of Tenth Street and Ludlow Street. St. Stephen's was designed by William Strickland in the Gothic revival style, marking the beginning of the end of the use of the Neo-Classical style in Philadelphia. St. Stephen’s is the only church building designed by Strickland that is still standing. The church is constructed on the site where Benjamin Franklin flew his famous kite. St. Stephen's first service was held on February 27, 1823. On June 4, 1979, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
ee also
*St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia
*Saint Mary's Church, Hamilton Village
*Lantern Theater Company
External links
* [http://www.ststephensphl.org/index.html St. Stephen's Church Philadelphia]
* [http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/17731 St. Stephen Church]
* [http://www.gophila.com/C/Architecture/510/William_Strickland/514/U/St_Stephens_Protestant_Episcopal_Church/1618.html St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Philadelphia/state9.html National Register listing for St. Stephen's]
* [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]
* [http://www.phila.gov/historical Philadelphia Historical Commission]
References
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2010.
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