Protestant Episcopal Church of the Saviour
- Address: Ludlow St and 3723-3725 Chestnut St
- Neighborhood of University City in Philadelphia, PA
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1855/00/00 | Samuel Sloan (architect) | Architect | Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral is originally built as the Church of the Saviour. | |||
1870/00/00 | Anthony Joseph Drexel | Faith | Anthony Drexel, his wife Ellen B Rozet, and their children are members of the Church of the Savior. Anthony Drexel Sr will serve as a vestryman and as a warden. | |||
1889/00/00 | Church of the Saviour is renovated. | |||||
1906/00/00 | Charles M Burns Jr | Architect | Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral is rebuilt in 1902 following the fire and enlarged again by Burns in 1906. | |||
1906/00/00 | Edwin H Blashfield | Architect | Edwin H Blashfield paints a mural in Saviour's chancel and semi-dome as a memorial to Anthony J Drexel, an important advocate for the Church. Portions of the mural were covered in 2000 but remain accessible for future generations. | |||
1906/04/16 | Church of the Saviour is devastated in a fire which destroys the sanctuary, leaving the facade, tower and walls. | |||||
2012/06/00 | Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral receives permission to demolish the parish house and rectory to build a 25-story apartment building. |
Particulars for Protestant Episcopal Church of the Saviour: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Area of Significance | Art |
Sight Category | Building |
Historic Use | Church Related Residence |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Other Description | Italian Romanesque |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
Architectural Style | Romanesque Revival |
Area of Significance | Social History |
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