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 8
ind that Sir Christopher Wrens great activitieshad just been brought to a close, and his masterpiece, the great cathedralof St. Paul, had been completed only a few years. His followers,Gibbs and Hawksmoor, were at the time building in London suchchurches as St. Martins in the Fields and St. Marys… … CHRIST CHURCH On Second Street, north of Market. Erected in 1727 to replace a one-story structure which had occupied the site since 1695. Courtesy of John IVanamaker, 324 A great aid to the builders of the time and a considerable source ofdesign for porticos, cornices, doorways, mantels,…
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