Details
Creator Boell, William.
Title Cathedral of St. Peter & St. Paul, Logan Square Philadelphia Pa. [graphic] / N. LeBrun architect.
Publisher Philadelphia: Litho. printed & published by W. Boell 311 Walnut
Date 1864
Physical Description 1 print: chromolithograph, hand-colored; 49 x 74 cm.(19.25 x 28.75 in.)
Description Exterior view showing the Roman-Corinthian-style Catholic cathedral built 1846-1864 after the designs of Napoleon Le Brun (interior) and John Notman (exterior) on Eighteenth Street, north of Race Street. Includes the adjacent "Episcopal Residence" and "Seminary of St. Charles Borremes" (i.e., Borremeo). Several pedestrians, including couples on promenade, walk on the sidewalk in front of the buildings. Parishioners ascend the steps of the cathedral, and a woman and child cross and horse-drawn carriages travel in the street. The Borremeo seminary operated from Eighteenth Street from 1839 until 1871 when it move to Overbrook.
Is referenced by Wainwright 43
Notes Philadelphia on Stone
POS 85
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 131 C 363
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Subject Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Catholic churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Chromolithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1860-1870.
Associated name Notman, John, 1810-1865, architect.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bc 131 C 363
Accession number HSP Bc 131 C 363