Fleisher, Samuel S., Art Memorial | |
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| Location | 711-721 Catharine St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′20″N 75°9′20″W / 39.93889°N 75.15556°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | Baker, L. C.; Dallett, E. J. |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001547[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1982 |
| Designated PHMC | September 13, 2005[2] |
Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial is a set of four buildings consisting of the former Church of the Evangelists and St. Martin's College for Indigent Boys. Previously an Episcopal church in the Bella Vista neighborhood of South Philadelphia, it is best known as the home of the Graphic Sketch Club founded by Samuel S. Fleisher, which still offers free and low-cost studio art classes to children and adults. Fleisher Art Memorial is renowned for its long-standing mission of making art accessible regardless of economic means, background, or artistic experience.
The four buildings include a campanile built in 1857, a basilica built 1884-1886, St. Martin's College built in 1906, and two rowhouses built in the 1850s. Since Fleisher's death in 1944, his trust, which owns the buildings, has been administered by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Art Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and is located at 711-721 Catharine St. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 10, 2013.