Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title [Soldiers] Monument [Market Square] fr[om] up town, [Germantown] [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1885
Date September 26, 1885
Physical Description 1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description Glass negative showing the Civil War monument in Market Square, comprised of a sculpture of a soldier set on a tall, carved pedestal. The monument is set in the square surrunded by a low metal fence. A lamppost stands to the right at the entrance to the square. The Market Square Presbyterian Church across the street is partially visible through the trees. First called The Green, Market Square was established from land originally owned by James De la Plaine as early as 1703. As a center of community activity, Market Square contained not only market stalls but also the prison and stocks. Samuel B. Morris planted many of the Square’s original trees. Prominent buildings situated around the Square include the Deshler-Morris House, the German Reformed Church, and the Fromberger-Harkness House. The Market Square monument, built in 1883, commemorates the contributions of soldiers to the Civil War. Designed as a Union soldier, it rests on a pedestal made from granite taken from Devil’s Den, Gettysburg. The fence surrounding the monument was constructed from old musket barrels and bayonets. Cannons used during the war stand beside the monument. Originally built as a Dutch Reformed Church circa 1710, the Market Square Presbyterian Church became a German Reformed Church by 1732. The building was razed and rebuilt in 1838-1839, and then enlarged in 1857. The congregation, led by pastor Jacob Helffenstein, withdrew from the Reformed Church in 1855, become Presbyterian in 1858. In 1888, the church was rebuilt after the designs of architect George T. Pearson. By the early 21st-century, it housed the Impacting Your World Christian Center.
Notes Photographer remarks: Weak neg. developed too fast.
Time: 11:45
Light: Faint good sun.
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject Market Square Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Monuments & memorials -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Market Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Glass negatives.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.764]
Accession number P.9895.764