Details
Creator Breton, William L., lithographer.
Contributor Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister) 1822-1896, collector.
Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect.
Printer: Kennedy & Lucas's Lithography, publisher.
Title Unitarian Church Philadelphia. [graphic] / W. L. Breton.
Publisher Philadelphia : Kennedy & Lucas' Lithography,
Date [1829]
Extent 1 print : lithograph; 20 x 29 cm. (7.63 x 11.13 in.)
Description View of the front facade of the First Congregational Unitarian Church built in 1828 after the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland on the 900 block of Locust Street. Includes pedestrian traffic and a partial view of neighboring buildings obscured by trees. The columns supporting the portico of the church were salvaged from Benjamin Latrobe's pump house at Center Square. Church was demolished in 1885.
Notes Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Wainwright retrospective conversion project.
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Genre Lithographs 1820-1830.
Subject First Congregational Society of Unitarian Christians in the City of Philadelphia.
Unitarian Universalist churches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Spatial coverage Locust Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)--900 block.
Is part of Wainwright Philadelphia Lithographs
Is referenced by Wainwright 413.
Fowble 294.
Has format TMP.objres.4619.jpg
Related resource http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W413.htm
Call number Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *W413 [(4)1322.F.99]
Accession number (4)1322.F.99