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Northminster Presbyterian Lions
Thomas Webb Richards (Architect), 1875
* small lion heads
* Entrance. Metropolitan Baptist Church. Southwest corner, 35th and Baring.
* 39.961075,-75.192945 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org page for the building
+old.poweltonvillage.org's page for building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Thomas Webb Richards page
+mbcphila.org



Powelton Village Playground Entrance
2000
* abstract arch, live plants
* Entrance. Powelton Village Playground. Northeast corner, 35th and Powelton.
* 39.960150,-75.192325 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists



St. Andrew's Episcopal Gargoyles
Wilson Brothers and Company (Architects), 1883
* small dragons
* South and East walls. Church of St. Andrew and St. Monica. West side of 36th, South of Baring.
* 39.960600,-75.194050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Wilson Brothers and Company page
+ssandrewmonica.org



Powel Elementary School Mosaics
1961 (year of building)
* abstract mosaics
* Entrance. Samuel Powel Elementary School (old building). Northeast Corner, 36th and Powelton.
* 39.960075,-75.193650 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists, Mosaic



Corp. James J. Cochran VFW Post 251 Memorial
* Named for James J. Cochran
* small VFW emblem, eagles, arrows and shield, olive branch
* The VFW Post, which has since closed, was named for Cochran in 1919. Whether this was intended as a memorial to Cochran in particular or a tribute to all the members of the Post is unclear.
* inscription:
Corp. James J. Cochran
Post No. 251
Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States
 * North side of the triangle at 37th, Powelton, and Lancaster.
* 39.959610,-75.195335 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists, War
* See also:
+findagrave.com's John J. Cochran page