Creator |
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer. |
Contributor |
Pearson, George, 1847-1920, architect. |
Title |
[Market Square Presbyterian] Church & Market Square from our front gate. Policeman Saddington in it. [Germantown] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1887 |
Date |
May 26, 1887 |
Physical Description |
1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in. |
Description |
Glass negative showing the Market Square Presbyterian Church across Germantown Avenue and Market Square from the front gate
of the Deshler-Morris House. A metal fence surrounds the square which houses the Civil War monument on the left side of the
frame. Two men stand next to the fence near a lamppost, including Policeman Saddington. Various buidlings, including the church,
line the street on the opposite side of the park. 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 and became 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.
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Notes |
Time: 12:30 |
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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.
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Edited. |
Subject |
Market Square Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Philadelphia artists. |
Geographic subject |
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Market Square (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
Genre |
Glass negatives. |
Associated name |
Pearson, George, 1847-1920, architect. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1128] |
Accession number |
P.9895.1128 |