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St. Matthew's Chapel Entrance
Isaac Pursell (Architect), 1889 (approximate)
* flowers
* I cannot find a separate architectural listing for the chapel and it is not clear if the chapel was built at the same time as the rest of the church, but I am listing it as though it was.
* Chapel entrance. Old Zion Lutheran Church. North side of Mt. Vernon, West of Broad..
* 39.964605,-75.161525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Fairmount tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphia buildings.org entry for the church
+wikipedia.org's Isaac Pursell page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Isaac Pursell page
+oldzionlutheran.org

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Congregation Rodeph Shalom Entrance
Edward Paul Simon (Architect), Grant Miles Simon (Architect), 1927
* scroll and tablet, large cats, angel wings, tree, sun, other symbols
* inscription: My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples
* Entrance. Congregation Rodeph Shalom. East side of Broad Street at Green.
* 39.963825,-75.160900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Fairmount tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Mosaic
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Edward Paul Simon page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Grant Miles Simon page
+rodephshalom.org

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Metamorphosis
Josh Sarantitis, 2001
* big butterflies
* The mural is included on this site because of the butterflies, which were cut from metal by men from the Ridge Avenue Shelter
* Wall. Southwest side of Ridge, Southeast of Broad and Fairmount.
* 39.965450,-75.160025 [map] [nearby]
* On the Fairmount tour
* See also:
+joshsarantitis.com