Details
Creator P.S. Duval & Son, lithographer.
Contributor Howard, Henry, 1818-1884, architect.
Wilson, Joseph M., publisher.
Title The First Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, L. [graphic] : Rev. Benjamin M. Palmer, D.D. Pastor / P.S. Duval & Son's lith. Phil.
Publisher Philadelphia : Published by Joseph M. Wilson
Date [ca. 1860]
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 14 x 22 cm (5.5 x 8.5 in.)
Description Exterior view of the Gothic-Revival style church built in 1857 after the designs of architect Henry Howard. Shows the front entrance of the church with the large steeple. Men, women, and children pedestrians walk on the sidewalks and cross the street in front of the church. The church building was destroyed by fire in 1854. The newly rebuilt church opened in 1857 and was destroyed by a hurricane in 1915. Rev. Benjamin Morgan Palmer (1818-1902) served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in New Orleans from 1856 to 1902. He advocated for Louisiana to secede and join the Confederacy.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from active dates of the artist and publisher and content.
Gift of David Doret.
Subject Palmer, B. M. (Benjamin Morgan), 1818-1902.
First Presbyterian Church (New Orleans, La.)
Presbyterian churches -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Children -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Men -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Pedestrians -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Women -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Genre Lithographs -- 1850-1860.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| GC - Churches & Meetinghouses - First [P.2010.35.1]
Accession number P.2010.35.1