St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Elkins Park, Pennsylvania)

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, November 2011
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LocationOld York and Ashbourne Rds., Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°4′16″N75°7′59″W / 40.07111°N 75.13306°W / 40.07111; -75.13306
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1861
ArchitectCooke, Jay; Trumbauer, Horace
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 82003800 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1982
Designated PHMCOctober 01, 1992 [2]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at Old York and Ashbourne Roads in Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1861, and is a gray stone church in the Gothic style. The church was conceived by noted financier Jay Cooke (1821–1905), along with John W. Thomas, J.F. Peniston and William C. Houston. [3] Its size was doubled with an expansion in 1870, and a 60-foot-tall tower added. A transept was added in 1883, and the two-story parish hall wing in 1891. Architect Horace Trumbauer (1868–1938) made some refinements to the church during the 1897 to 1924 period. Eleanor Elkins Widener funded renovations to the church as a memorial to her husband George Dunton Widener who died during the sinking of the Titanic. [4] The main sanctuary of the church features 13 stained glass windows from Tiffany studios. [5]

Also on the property is the 2+1⁄2-story rectory built in 1868 and a stable. Jay Cooke Memorial hall (1906), and sexton's cottage (1923), were designed by architects Churchman & Thomas [6] and Thomas, Martin & Kirkpatrick, [7] respectively. (See Walter Horstmann Thomas.) Adjacent to the church is a cemetery laid out in 1879 and expanded in 1905. Located in the cemetery is the Jay Cooke mausoleum. [8]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

Saint Paul's remains an active parish. [9] The church's sister organization, The Friends of St. Paul's Elkins Park, hosts a popular concert series featuring music from several genres including classical, jazz, and gospel. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "St. Paul's Church, Cheltenham". The Church Standard: 540–541. September 2, 1899.
  4. ↑ Geller, Judith B. (1998). Titanic - Women and Children First. New York: W.W. Norton. p. 83. ISBN   0-393-04666-4 . Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tiffany Windows – St. Paul's Elkins Park". www.stpaulselkinspark.org. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ AIA/T-Square Yearbook 1905, p. 79
  7. ↑ "Sexton's Cottage". Philadelphia Real Estate Record and Builder's Guide. 37: 441. July 12, 1922.
  8. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012.Note: This includes Frederick Platt (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Paul's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  9. ↑ "St. Paul's Elkins Park". www.stpaulselkinspark.org. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Friends of St. Paul's » Concerts/Events". www.stpaulsfriends.org. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
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