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Brown St. above 4th, north side three doors west of Fourth. [graphic] / B.R. Evans.
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Creator
Evans, B. R. (Benjamin Ridgway), 1834-1891, artist.
Contributor
Dreer, Ferdinand J. 1812-1902, former owner.
Title
Brown St. above 4th, north side three doors west of Fourth. [graphic] / B.R. Evans.
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1884
Date
1884
Physical Description
1 drawing : watercolor ; sheet 26 x 33 cm (10 x 12.75 in.)
Description
View of the Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest African American congregation within the organized structure of United Methodism, founded in 1794. The church, with a for sale sign, stands between a livery stable and C.W. Kramer's light carriage and wagon factory. Pedestrians, including African Americans, stand on the sidewalk. Contains two boxes of text below and above the image inscribed: "Zoar M.E. Church, Founded 1791, Rebuilt 1838" and "This church propt. for sale. Lot 50 x 190. Apply to F. Snyder, N.W. Cor. 5th & Green." The church relocated to Melon Street, near Twelfth Street.
Notes
Title from item.
Commissioned by Philadelphia antiquarian Ferdinand Dreer.
Lib. Company. Annual report, 1975, p. 6-11.
Purchase 1975.
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
Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
African American churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Carriage and wagon making -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Factories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Brown Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 400 block.
Genre
Watercolors -- 1880-1890.
Provenance
Dreer, Ferdinand J. (Ferdinand Julius), 1812-1902, former owner.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Evans watercolors [P.2298.138]
Accession number
P.2298.138
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African American History Prints and Watercolors and Drawings
Benjamin Evans Watercolor Collection
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