Details
Creator Tholey, Charles P., d. 1898, artist.
Contributor Wagner, T. S. (Thomas S.), printer.
Gries, John M., 1827-1862, architect.
Title Christ Church Hospital. [graphic] / C. Th.
Publisher Philadelphia : T. S. Wagner's Lith. 38 Franklin Place
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1864
Date [1864]
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph, tinted with one stone ; 10 x 15 cm. (3.63 x 5.88 in.)
Description Exterior view of front facade of hospital building constructed 1856-1861 after designs by John M. Gries at 2100 North Forty-ninth Street. Building adorned with Gothic details, including narrow pointed arched windows, gable roofs, pinnacles and spires. A carriage drives away from the front entrance of the home along the same path where pedestrians stroll the grounds. Founded in 1772 by Dr. John Kearsley to support poor and widowed women of the Church of England.
Is referenced by Wainwright 63
Notes Published in Edward W. Clark's A Record of the Inscriptions of the Tablets and Grave-Stones in the Burial-Grounds of Christ Church, Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Collins, printer, 705 Jayne Street, 1864), opposite page 85.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 119
Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Library Company of Philadelphia: in Uy8 96795.D.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Subject Christ Church Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Old age homes -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Carriages & coaches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Forty-ninth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 2100.
Genre Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1860-1870.
Book illustrations -- 1860-1870.
Associated name Gries, John M., 1827-1862, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| W63 [Uy8 96795.D.85a]
Accession number 96795.D.85a