Grace Church, Mt. Airy

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Location224 E. Gowen Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°3′57″N75°11′24″W / 40.06583°N 75.19000°W / 40.06583; -75.19000 Coordinates: 40°3′57″N75°11′24″W / 40.06583°N 75.19000°W / 40.06583; -75.19000
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1888
ArchitectBurns, Charles M.; Nattress, George, et al.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 97001654 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 1998

Grace Church, Mt. Airy (Grace Epiphany Church) is a historic Episcopal church at 224 E. Gowen Avenue in Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The church, its parish house, and a rectory were designed by Charles M. Burns and built in 1888. Burns also designed the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia. A school was added in 1962. The three original buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [2]

Rectors

In the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, the rector is the priest elected to head a self-supporting parish.

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References

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  2. Putney, H. Donald (1996). "Grace Church, Mt. Airy" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
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