Details
Creator Cremer, James, 1821-1893.
Contributor Hutton, Addison, 1834-1916, architect.
Windrim, James H. 1840-1919, architect.
Title New Masonic Temple, Philadelphia. [graphic] / James Cremer, photog'r. 18 South Eighth St., Philadelphia.
Publisher Philadelphia : James Cremer, 18 South Eighth Street, sole agent for the interior views
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1873
Date [ca. 1873]
Physical Description 2 photographic prints : albumen on stereograph mount ; 10 x 17.5 cm. (4 x 7 in.)
Description Titled views, including "Main entrance" and "Dedicated September 26, 1873," show the entrance on the west front of the temple flanked by two gaslights and a rooftop view looking southeast at the entire west front of the temple built 1868-1873 after the designs of Freemason and Philadelphia architect James H. Windrim. The Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church built 1869-1870 after designs by Addison Hutton is partially visible north of the temple and the City Hall construction site in Penn Square is partially visible to the south.
Notes Inscribed on negative P.8944.5: 2355.
Labels on versos contain printed description and history of temple under heading "Masonic Temple, Philadelphia" within a decorative border.
Orange mounts with rounded corners.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Masonic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Methodist Episcopal churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Building construction -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 1-33.
Genre Stereographs -- 1870-1880.
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Associated name Hutton, Addison, 1834-1916, architect.
Associated name Windrim, James H. (James Hamilton), 1840-1919, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Cremer - Associations [P.8944.5 and P.8944.8]
Accession number P.8944.5
P.8944.8