St. James the Less.
Title
St. James the Less
Description
Views showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1846-1850 after the designs of English architect George Gordon Place at 3200-3230 West Clearfield Street in East Falls near Laurel Hill Cemetery. Images predominately depict the church exterior, burial ground, and individual headstones and monuments, including a nautical-themed grave marker. Also includes an interior view showing the church altar, pews, and archways. The Ecclesiological Society, a British church architecture society, provided the plans for the church to be recreated in the style of a 13th-century English country parish., Coral or orange mounts with rounded corners., Title and photographer's imprint printed on mounts., Five of images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.), photographer
Date
ca. 1868
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Religion [1322.F.87c-2; (4)1322.F.84c & f; 87a, b & d; P.9047.114-115; P.9134]
Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Title
Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia
Description
Exterior view showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1846-1850 after the designs of English architect G.G. Place on the 3200 block of West Clearfield Street near Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Ecclesiological Society, a British church architecture society, provided the plans for the church to be recreated in the style of a 13th-century English country parish., Title printed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date
ca. 1862
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Religion [(4)1322.F.85e]
Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia.
Title
Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia
Description
Exterior view showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1846-1850 after the designs of English architect G.G. Place on the 3200 block of West Clearfield Street near Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Ecclesiological Society, a British church architecture society, provided the plans for the church to be recreated in the style of a 13th-century English country parish., Title printed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date
ca. 1862
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Religion [(4)1322.F.85e]
Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia.
Title
Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia
Description
Exterior view showing the Gothic-style Protestant Episcopal church built 1846-1850 after the designs of English architect G.G. Place on the 3200 block of West Clearfield Street near Laurel Hill Cemetery. The Ecclesiological Society, a British church architecture society, provided the plans for the church to be recreated in the style of a 13th-century English country parish., Title printed on mount., Yellow paper mount with square corners., Attributed to William and Frederick Langenheim., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., The Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick, were pioneer photographers and stereograph publishers who operated a photographic studio in Philadelphia from the 1840s to 1874 and the death of William.
Creator
W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date
ca. 1862
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Langenheim - Religion [(4)1322.F.85e]