Christ Church, Philadelphia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Christ_Church,_Philadelphia
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historic_building
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
gptkbp:address 20 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Georgian
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Continental_Congress
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:John_Ross
gptkb:Sarah_Franklin_Bache
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:Founding_Fathers
gptkb:Francis_Hopkinson
gptkb:George_Clymer
gptkb:James_Abercrombie
gptkb:George_Ross
gptkb:John_Penn
gptkb:John_Redman
gptkb:Joseph_Hewes
gptkb:Charles_Lee
gptkb:John_Cadwalader
gptkb:John_Nixon
gptkb:Robert_Morris
gptkb:Edward_Shippen
gptkb:Commodore_Thomas_Truxtun
gptkb:Dr._Benjamin_Rush
gptkb:Dr._Thomas_Bond
gptkb:Elizabeth_Graeme_Fergusson
gptkb:Major_William_Jackson
gptkb:Matthew_Clarkson
gptkb:Philip_Syng
gptkb:Samuel_Miles
gptkb:James_Wilson
gptkb:Thomas_Fitzsimons
gptkb:John_Barry
gptkb:Betsy_Ross
gptkb:John_Morgan
gptkb:Nicholas_Biddle
gptkb:Bishop_William_White
gptkbp:completedIn 1744
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Episcopal_Church
gptkbp:famousFor original parish of the Church of England in Pennsylvania
steeple was the tallest structure in North America from 1754 to 1810
site of the first American Episcopal Church
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Betsy Ross attended services
gptkbp:founded 1695
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite designated 1970
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christ Church, Philadelphia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:notableBurials gptkb:Samuel_Powel
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:John_Ross
gptkb:Sarah_Franklin_Bache
gptkb:William_Bradford
gptkb:Francis_Hopkinson
gptkb:George_Clymer
gptkb:James_Abercrombie
gptkb:George_Ross
gptkb:John_Penn
gptkb:John_Redman
gptkb:Joseph_Hewes
gptkb:Charles_Lee
gptkb:John_Cadwalader
gptkb:John_Nixon
gptkb:Robert_Morris
gptkb:Edward_Shippen
gptkb:Thomas_Willing
gptkb:Commodore_Thomas_Truxtun
gptkb:Dr._Benjamin_Rush
gptkb:Dr._Thomas_Bond
gptkb:Elizabeth_Graeme_Fergusson
gptkb:John_Swanwick
gptkb:Major_William_Jackson
gptkb:Matthew_Clarkson
gptkb:Philip_Syng
gptkb:Samuel_Miles
gptkb:James_Wilson
gptkb:John_Dickinson
gptkb:John_White
gptkb:Thomas_Fitzsimons
gptkb:John_Barry
gptkb:Benjamin_Chew
gptkb:John_Morgan
gptkb:Nicholas_Biddle
gptkb:Bishop_William_White
gptkb:Richard_Peters
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000676
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:website https://www.christchurchphila.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Christ_Church_Burial_Ground,_Philadelphia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4