Details
Creator Newell, Robert, 1822-1897, photographer.
Contributor Johnston, William L., 1811-1849, architect.
Title [Lombard Street Central Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1870
Date [Philadelphia]
Date [ca. 1870]
Physical Description 1 photograph : albumen ; sheet 24 x 19 cm (9.25 x 7.25 in.)
Description Exterior view of the Philadelphia African American church at 834 Lombard Street completed in 1848 after designs by Philadelphia architect, William L. Johnston. Shows the front entrance to the two-story building with pediment. In front of the building is a wrought iron fence and gate and a lamppost. In the foreground is the sidewalk and a partial view of the street. Established in 1844 under Rev. Stephen H. Gloucester, the church formed from dissenting members of the Second African Presbyterian Church following Gloucester's loss of that church's pulpit.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from content.
Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject Lombard Street Central Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
African American churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Lombard Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 834.
Genre Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Associated name Johnston, William L., 1811-1849, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Newell [P.9060.5b]
Accession number P.9060.5b