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. Contains four columns at the entrance, four niches adorned with statuary on the front elevation, two small spires, and a large dome to the rear of the building. A small number of people stand in front of the sanctuary - a woman with child, two boys, two men, and a couple. Bushes and trees flank the building., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 86, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Date
[ca. 1859]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W41 [P.9093]
