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Philadelphia, PA
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Episcopal Church Founded In 1758 & Burial Ground
By the mid-1750s, Philadelphia's Christ Church was becoming overcrowded. About 60 parishioners organized themselves into a committee to build a new church. St. Peter's was founded in 1758 in newly settled Society Hill with the first service held i . . .
By the mid-1750s, Philadelphia's Christ Church was becoming overcrowded. About 60 parishioners organized themselves into a committee to build a new church. St. Peter's was founded in 1758 in newly settled Society Hill with the first service held in 1761.
Philadelphia, PA
7
Miles From Center City Philly:
Chapel Honors Chaplins Who Died Aboard A WWII Ship
The chapel honors four chaplins that perished with the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, which went down in the North Atlantic under submarine attack in 1943. Of the 902 passengers on board the ship, only 230 survived. It was the largest loss of life on a troop c . . .
The chapel honors four chaplins that perished with the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, which went down in the North Atlantic under submarine attack in 1943. Of the 902 passengers on board the ship, only 230 survived. It was the largest loss of life on a troop carrier during WWII. The Four Chaplains, of varying . . .
Philadelphia, PA
9
Miles From Center City Philly:
Church Built From Discarded Grindstones
The Tacony Baptist Church reflects constructive use of industrial waste at the turn of the century. Built in 1884, the church added a wing in 1915 built from the discarded grindstones from the Disston Saw Works. The stones were trimmed so that they n . . .
The Tacony Baptist Church reflects constructive use of industrial waste at the turn of the century. Built in 1884, the church added a wing in 1915 built from the discarded grindstones from the Disston Saw Works. The stones were trimmed so that they no longer look like grindstones, but two round grin . . .
Elkins Park, PA
10
Miles From Center City Philly:
Synagogue Designed Frank Lloyd Wright
The only synagogue designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed in 1959, it has been called a "startling, translucent, modernist evocation of an ancient temple, transposed to a Philadelphia suburb by Frank Lloyd Wright." It was designa . . .
The only synagogue designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed in 1959, it has been called a "startling, translucent, modernist evocation of an ancient temple, transposed to a Philadelphia suburb by Frank Lloyd Wright." It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007 for its a . . .
Bensalem, PA
18
Miles From Center City Philly:
A Beautifully Ornate Thai Buddhist Temple
With its gilded architecture, this bueatifully ornate pagoda-like structure is home to monks and a community of worshipers, who for more than three decades have gathered at this cultural and spiritual enclave.
With its gilded architecture, this bueatifully ornate pagoda-like structure is home to monks and a community of worshipers, who for more than three decades have gathered at this cultural and spiritual enclave.
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