Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title New Presbyterian Church & Square from Bank, cor. Main & School L[ane. Germantown] [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1889
Date May 2, 1889
Physical Description 1 photograph: glass negative; 5 x 8 in.
Description Glass negative showing the Market Square Presbyterian Church at 5507 Germantown Avenue and Maret Square. The church has a spire on the left side of the building and a rose window located over a rounded entryway. A large tree grows in the sidewalk in front of the church and a lamppost stands on the opposite side of the street. The square streches between the church and the road. 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. 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 Time: 4
Light: 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.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 5507.
Market Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Glass negatives.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1537]
Accession number *P.9895.1537