Category:Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church

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Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church 
historic church and graveyard in Philadelphia
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LocationPhiladelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Street address
  • 916 South Swanson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Heritage designation
IUCN protected areas category
Inception
  • 1698
official website
Map39° 56′ 03.84″ N, 75° 08′ 36.96″ W
Authority file
Wikidata Q4352333
VIAF ID: 267021391
Library of Congress authority ID: nr2001045228
NRHP reference number: 66000682
OpenStreetMap way ID: 352696202
LoC HABS/HAER/HALS place ID: pa0760
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Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes', is located in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 929 South Water Street, and is bounded by Christian Street on the north, South Christopher Columbus Boulvard on the east, and Washington Avenue on the south. It was built between 1698 and 1700, making it the oldest church in Pennsylvania and second oldest Swedish church in the United States after Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes') in Wilmington, Delaware. The carpenters for the building were John Smart and John Buett and the church diaplays the English vernacular style of church design, which combines elements of the Medieval and Gothic styles. The church's vestry and entranceway were added in 1703 to buttress the walls, which had begun to buckle under the weight of the roof. The tower was added c.1733, and interior alterations were made in 1845, designed by Samuel Sloan. (Sources: Phiadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City (FFA, 1994) and Architecture in Philadelphia: A Guide (1974, MIT Press))

The congregation dates to 1677, and the graveyard to about the same time. Formerly Sewdish Lutheran, the church has been Episcopalian since 1845.

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