Christ Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church | |
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Country | United States |
Denomination | Reformed Episcopal Church |
History | |
Founded | 1887 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Isaac Pursell |
Style | Victorian Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 1887 |
Completed | 1888 |
Construction cost | $150,000 |
Closed | 2004 |
Demolished | 2018 |
Specifications | |
Spire height | 171 ft (52 m) |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic |
Christ Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church | |
Part of | West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District (ID97001669) |
Added to NRHP | April 5, 1998 |
Christ Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church was a Reformed Episcopal Church congregation in Philadelphia. Founded in 1887 and completed in 1888, the building it occupied in West Philadelphia was for most of its history was also the campus of Reformed Episcopal Seminary. In 2004, a lightning strike caused the decaying steeple of the church to collapse, resulting in the building's closure. After a prolonged conflict over the insurance payout, the REC sold the building, which was demolished in 2018 and replaced by apartments.