Church of the Evangelists
Catherine Street west of 7th Street
Southwark
Philadelphia, PA
Images
ca, 1900 - Organ on left (Photograph from an archival source: Anglicanhistory.org, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
ca. 1857 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Library Company of Philadelphia [retouched], submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Notes
2021-08-31 - This building is now the Samuel S. Fliescher Art Memorial. The organ was moved to St. Titus Mission in Elmwood, PA in 1920 which suffered two small fires in as reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer in Jan 1st 1944. The Mission closed Dec. 1960 -Zenas M. Savage
2025-01-02 - This organ may not have been moved to the St. Titus mission. 1921 newspaper reports state that the organ being moved there was from the Church House at 12th & Walnut St., which had been sold. -Paul R. Marchesano
Documents
Websites
- Philadelphia Studies Mostly, a Look at Philadelphia's Episcopal Churches Through Their Parish Archives- Church of the Evangelists - Contains a history of the Parish (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- Project Canterbury Guide-Book to the Church of the Evangelists, Philadelphia - Contains Photos and history and Note about the organ: "The organ was entirely rebuilt, enlarged, and revoiced by Haskell under the direction of Mr. Lewis Neilson and of Mr. Andrew Wheeler, Jr. through whose zeal and munificence the expense was defrayed. It is a remarkably fine instrument, with every modern improvement, and although small, yet fully large enough for the size of the building." (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- Philadelphia Buildings- Protestant Episcopal Church of the Evangelists - Contains links to various images of the building (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- The Sanctuary at Fleisher Art Memorial - Graduate Program in Historic Preservation HSPV 701-201: Preservation Studio Fall, 2009 - Well researched report regarding architectural details (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
- Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Historic Resource Nomination - Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial - Nomination report for historic designation. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)
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