Philadelphia’s architecture, by William F. Gray ... written for the City history society of Philadelphia and read at the meeting of Wednesday, February 9th, 1910 (1915)
Gray, William F · Philadelphia, The Society · leaf 32
ne time there was the greatest 347 rivalry as lo which congregation could produce the building with thetallest spire, and a great number of these spindling creations now fur-nishes occupation for acrobatic steeplejacks. They were built and are being built of every possible proportion,every possible… … •aniSittjfci ST. PAULS EPISCOPAL CHURCHOverbrook.Courtesy of Ret. IV. F. Turner. of buildings. The lamp of truth burns very dimly before their altars—in many cases seems to have blown out. In the generally poor mass, a number of the most recent shine out assuperior, conscientious studies of a…
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