Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1695/00/00 | William Penn | Faith | Christ Church is established as a condition of William Penn's Charter. | |||
1744/00/00 | Current Christ Church, Philadelphia is built | |||||
1745/05/07 | Thomas White | Groom | Esther, widow of John Newman, and daughter of Abraham Hewlings of Burlington county, New Jersey marries Thomas White in Christ Church, Philadelphia. | |||
1752/00/00 | Benjamin Franklin | Inventor | Benjamin Franklin theorizes he could extract electricity from a cloud with an iron rod attached to the yet to be completed steeple of Christ Church, Philadelphia. | Invention of the Lightning Rod | ||
1754/00/00 | Robert Smith | Architect | Steeple is added Christ Church by parishioner Robert Smith from Scotland with John Harrison, John Palmer, mason, John Armstrong, carpenter, 1751-1754. | |||
1755/00/00 | Jacob Duche | Vocation | Jacob Duche, rector of St Peter's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, succeeds Richard Peters as the rector of Christ Church, serving both churches for the next two years. | |||
1782/10/02 | Gen Charles Lee | Died | Charles Lee dies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is buried at Christ Church. | |||
1787/11/15 | Eliza Leslie | Born | Lydia Baker, wife of Robert Leslie, gives birth to a daughter, Eliza Leslie, in Philadelphia, at the corner of Market and Second streets. Eliza Leslie will be baptized in Christ Church by Bishop White. | |||
1787/12/00 | Rev Dr William White | Vocation | Eliza Leslie is baptized in Christ Church, Philedelphia by Bishop White. | |||
1799/05/23 | Elizabeth Sophia Duche Henry | Bride | Elizabeth Sophia Duche marries John Henry at Christ Church in Philadelphia. | Marriage of Elizabeth Sophia Duche and John Henry | ||
1799/05/23 | John Henry (spy) | Groom | Elizabeth Sophia Duche marries John Henry at Christ Church in Philadelphia. | Marriage of Elizabeth Sophia Duche and John Henry | ||
1836/00/00 | Thomas Ustick Walter | Architect | Thomas U Walter redesigns the interior of the Christ Church sanctuary, 1832-1836. | |||
1882/00/00 | George Watson Hewitt | Architect | G W Hewitt alters the interior of the Christ Church. | |||
1908/00/00 | Christ Church steeple is rebuilt after fire, 1908. |
Particulars for Christ Church: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
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