View showing the Roman Catholic Church built 1874-1878 in the High Victorian Gothic style after the designs of Durang at 3801 Spring Garden Street in West Philadelphia. Building includes the octagonal spire erected 1882-1883 and a gable-roof with cross-gables. Near the church, a woman strolls with a parasol, two men convene near a street lamp, two ladies converse with a gentleman, and a man carries a package in front of a fire hydrant. In the street, individuals cross the intersection near a man on horseback and the "Race, Hestonville, Vine, Fairmount & Exchange, Zoological Garden" horse-drawn street car. Also shows a fenced residence adjacent to the church. Residence contains a covered side-porch, addition, and iron-work fencing. Trees surround the property., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 227, PAHRC: Packard & Butler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Agatha's
Date
[ca. 1883]
Location
Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center. | Graphics Collection. PAHRC Packard & Butler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Agatha's