St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia)

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Philadelphia)
Location19 South 10th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′2.61″N 75°9′24.72″W / 39.9507250°N 75.1568667°W / 39.9507250; -75.1568667
Built1823
ArchitectWilliam Strickland (1822)
Frank Furness (1879)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.79002329 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1979

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is a historic parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, founded in 1823 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and located at 19 South Tenth Street, on the corner of Tenth Street and Ludlow Street. St. Stephen's was designed by William Strickland in the Gothic revival style. It is the oldest extant building in Philadelphia in this style and was designed by an architect-engineer best known for Greek Revival buildings, though, like his mentor Benjamin Latrobe, he produced buildings in other "picturesque" styles as well.[2][3] St. Stephen's first service was held on February 27, 1823. On June 4, 1979, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[4] On May 28, 1957, it was designated a historic landmark by the Philadelphia Historical Commission.[5]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Martin Aurand, 1978, NRHP Nomination Form for St. Stephen's Church Enter "public" for ID and "public" for password to access the site.
  3. ^ Schless, Nancy Halverson (2000). "Strickland, William (1788-1854), architect and engineer". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1700838. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places". National Archives Catalog. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission. November 16, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.