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Person: Saint Mark
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Theophilus Parsons Chandler Jr. (Architect),
Henry Christopher McCook,
Michael F. Scully,
1884 - 1886
* Symbols of and references to Jesus,
Saint John,
Saint Luke
and
Saint Mark
* dragons,
plants,
partial
cherubs and angels,
winged lion,
winged ox,
eagle,
sun,
candle,
fire
* Rev. McCook is reported to have chosen the inscriptions
* inscription:
North Entrance: I am the door.
tower: My Goodness and My fortress. My High Tower and My Deliver. He in whom I trust.
East Entrance: We have seen his star in the East and are come to worship him.
shields:
He is risen.
Lampades multae, una lux.
Christus Exaltus Salvator.
Lux lucet in tenebris
Nec tamen consumebatur.
* North and East sides.
Tabernacle United Church.
Southwest corner, 37th and Chestnut.
* 39.954500,-75.196800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's Theophilus P. Chandler Jr. page
+wikipedia.org's Henry Christopher McCook page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Michael F. Scully page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's John the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Luke the Evangelist page
+tabunited.org
Witherspoon Building
Conkling-Armstrong Terra Cotta Company,
Joseph M. Huston (Architect),
1895 - 1897
* people: Albert Barnes (relief bust),
Charles Hodge (relief bust),
Jesus (symbols, infants, hospitatl logo),
Saint John (raven),
Saint Luke (winged ox),
Saint Mark (winged lion),
Saint Matthew (winged human)
and
John Witherspoon (building name)
* small
lion,
birds,
ox,
plants,
books,
winged person,
groups of people,
standing people,
reclining people,
heads and eyes,
fire,
scales,
headgear,
anchor,
cup,
furniture,
various religious symbols and the city seal
* Some art was moved to the Presbyterian Historical Society: Witherspoon Building Figures
* Entire Building.
West side of Juniper between Sansom and Walnut, and along the North side of Walnut West of Juniper.
* 39.949250,-75.163200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles,
Philly Maps and Seals
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Conkling-Armstrong Terra Cotta Company page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Joseph M. Huston page
+wikipedia.org Albert Barnes page
+wikipedia.org Charles Hodge page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's John the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Luke the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Matthew the Apostle page
+wikipedia.org's John Witherspoon page
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Frank Rushmore Watson (Architect),
1902
* Statues of Saint John,
Saint Luke,
Saint Mark
and
Saint Matthew
* small
standing people,
books and scrolls
* The four evangelists are displayed here top to bottom (left to right facing the church) in canonical (reverse alphabetical) order. As the original building burned down in 1899, I am assuming the art dates from the 1902 building.
* Entrance pillars.
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.
East side of 13th between Chestnut and Market.
* 39.951275,-75.161510 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention Center tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org Frank Rushmore Watson page
+wikipedia.org's John the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Luke the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Matthew the Apostle page
+stjohnsphilly.org
St. Francis de Sales Walls
Henry Dandurand Dagit (Architect),
Adolfo de Nesti,
1907
* Representations of Ezekiel (statue),
Gabriel (relief),
Isaiah (probable statue),
Jesus (multiple reliefs),
Saint John (statue),
Joseph (relief),
Saint Luke (statue),
The Magi (relief),
Saint Mark (statue),
Mary (multiple reliefs),
Saint Matthew (statue),
Saint Paul (statue),
Saint Peter (statue)
and
Pontius Pilate (relief)
* people
sitting, kneeling,
standing,
headgear,
book,
manger,
furniture,
staff,
sheep,
ox,
heads,
winged people,
Christian ideas, words, and symbols
* The angel in the first picture is on the North side of the building. Over the West Entrance is a relief of the adoration of the magi flanked by Ezekiel and presumably Isaiah as there is a tradition of pairing them with that subject. On the North side there are three entrances with reliefs above them and relief panels between them, including Jesus standing before Pilate. The first entrance, on the left, has a relief of the annunciation, flanked by Matthew and Mark. The main entrance, with a relief of Mary, a child Christ, and angels, is flanked by Peter and Paul, and the right entrance is a relief pieta flanked by Luke and John.
* inscription:
West entrance: THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH
Left North entrance: HAIL, FULL OF GRACE
Center North entrance: MY EYES SHALL BE OPEN AND MY EARS ATTENTIVE TO THE PRAYERS OF HIM THAT SHALL PRAY IN THIS HOUSE
Right North entrance: CHRIST DIED FOR US.
* Walls.
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church.
Northeast corner, 47th and Springfield.
* 39.947150,-75.215194 [map] [nearby]
* On the Cedar Park, Clark Park, Portal tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Henry Dandurand Dagit page
+post about the life and work of Adolfo de Nesti at sfdshistory.wordpress.com
+wikipedia.org's Ezekiel page
+wikipedia.org's Gabriel page
+wikipedia.org's Isaiah page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's John the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Saint Joseph page
+wikipedia.org's Luke the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Magi page
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's Matthew the Apostle page
+wikipedia.org's Paul the Apostle page
+wikipedia.org's Saint Peter page
+wikipedia.org's Pontius Pilate page
+desalesphilly.com
Union Baptist Church Gargoyles
Charles Webber Bolton (Architect),
1916 (cornerstone has 1832 for historical reasons)
* Symbols of Jesus,
Saint John,
Saint Mark
and
Saint Matthew
* small
kneeling
and partial
angels,
torches,
winged bulls,
winged lions,
crosses,
crowns,
birds,
musical instruments,
books
* Walls.
Historic Union Baptist Church of South Philadelphia.
South side of Fitzwater, West of 19th.
* 39.942775,-75.174475 [map] [nearby]
* On the Fitler Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+hiddencityphila.org article explaining the confusion and history of the church buildings
+hiladelphiabuildings.org's Charles Webber Bolton page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's John the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Matthew the Apostle page
+facebook.com page for The Historic Union Baptist Church of South Philadelphia
Church of the Holy Child Entrance
George Ignatius Lovatt Sr. (Architect),
1928
* unlabeled (and therefore tenuously identified) statues of David,
Jesus,
Saint John,
Joseph,
Saint Luke,
Saint Mark,
Mary,
Saint Matthew
and
Solomon
* standing
people,
Christian symbols and words,
headgear,
books and scrolls,
staff
* The statues are unlabeled. Mary and Jesus are obvious. I'm guessing that the 4 statues to the left of the Holy Child over the entrance are based on the lineage in Matthew's Gospel and are David, Solomon, Joseph and Mary, and that the 4 to the right are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I have no idea who the additional women around Mary and Jesus are at the top.
* inscription:
"Haecest - Domus - Dei - Et - Porta - Coel"
(This is the House of God and the Gate of Heaven)
* Church entrance.
Our Lady of Hope Catholic Parish.
West side of Broad, North of Duncannon.
* 40.032625,-75.146375 [map] [nearby]
* On the Logan/Ogontz tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's George Ignatius Lovatt Sr. page
+wikipedia.org's George I. Lovatt Sr. page
+wikipedia.org's David page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's John the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Saint Joseph page
+wikipedia.org's Luke the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's Matthew the Apostle page
+wikipedia.org's Solomon page
+olhcatholic.org
