Grace Church, Mt. Airy (Grace Epiphany Church) is an historic Episcopal church, which is located at 224 East Gowen Avenue in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Grace Church, Mt. Airy | |
Location | 224 E. Gowen Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°3′57″N 75°11′24″W / 40.06583°N 75.19000°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1888 |
Architect | Burns, Charles M.; Nattress, George, et al. |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 97001654[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 15, 1998 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[2]
History and architectural features
editThe church, its parish house and a rectory were designed by Charles M. Burns and built in 1888. Burns also designed the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia.[2]
A school was added in 1962.[2]
The three original buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[2]
Rectors
editIn the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, the rector is the priest elected to head a self-supporting parish.
- The Rev. G. A. Redles (1874-1875)
- The Rev. Simeon Hill (1875-1912)
- The Rev. Thomas Sparks Cline (1913-1924)
- The Rev. Charles E. Eder (1925-1958) [3]
- The Rev. Richard K. Bauder (1959-1989)[4]
- Rood screen, altar & reredos (1908–09), carved by Edward Maene.
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Putney, H. Donald (1996). "Grace Church, Mt. Airy" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Directory of Episcopal Clergy in Philadelphia". Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ^ mjk38 (2015-05-17). "Leaflet for the Institution Service of Richard Kenneth Bauder as Rector of Grace Church, Mt. Airy (1959)". Philadelphia Studies. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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