Identifier: viewsinphiladelp00phil (find matches)
Title: Views in Philadelphia and its vicinity : engraved from original drawings
Year: 1827 (1820s)
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Publisher: Philadelphia : Childs
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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g from the upper part of the intervals betweenthe windows of the flanks. Each rib is supported by brack-ets, and terminates in a key or pendant; the spandrils being PHILADELPHIA. pierced with pannels. These ribs, brackets, and pendants,being regularly dispersed along the ceiling, dividing it intomany compartments, produce a beautiful perspective effect.The organ loft or choir is situated at the western front in therear of the circular pews of the gallery. The organ, which isa very superior instrument, and remarkable for the sweetnessand power of its tones, was finished and erected in the springof 1827, at a cost—including the screen—of upwards of threethousand dollars. The screen is a very rich but chaste spe-cimen of workmanship, in perfect harmony a\ ith the characterand ornaments of the edifice. The ground floor contains onehundred and twenty-two pews; the gallery fifty-four. Thechurch was consecrated on the 27th of February, 1823. Thei-ector is the Rev. James Montgomery, D. D.
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PHILADELPHIA. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITARIAN CHURCH. This edifice was erected during the past year, and standsat the corner of Locust and Tentli streets, facing soutli. Tiie design of the building was furnished by W. Strick-land, and is exceedingly simple: the whole style of the workdoes honour to the spirit of those who worship within its walls,and have so liberally contributed towards its completion. The plan of the building is a pai-allclogram, 61 by 83 feet.The south front elevation is a plain unbroken surface of Penn-sylvania marble, embracing a tetrastyle portico, of the Gre-cian Doric order. The columns are tiiree feet in diameter attheir bases, and suppoi-t a full entablature and pediment whichproject nine feet from the front of the building. Tiie approach is by a wide flight of steps leading to theportico and door of entrance into the vestibule and body ofthe building: from the vestibule, to the right and left, stair-ways communicate with a large front gallery and organ loft.

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