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

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, November 2011
Location Old York and Ashbourne Rds., Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°4′16″N 75°7′59″W / 40.07111°N 75.13306°WCoordinates: 40°4′16″N 75°7′59″W / 40.07111°N 75.13306°W
Area 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1861
Architect Cooke, Jay; Trumbauer, Horace
Architectural style Gothic
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 82003800[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 22, 1982
Designated PHMC October 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 and designed by noted financier Jay Cooke (1821-1905). Its size was doubled with an expansion in 1870, and a 60 feet tall tower added. A transept was added in 1883, and the two-story parish hall wing in 1891. Noted architect Horace Trumbauer (1868-1938) made refinements to the church during the 1897 to 1924 period. Also on the property is the 2 1/2-story rectory built in 1868, a stable, Trumbauer designed Jay Cooke Memorial auditorium (1906), and sexton's cottage (1923). Adjacent to the church is a cemetery laid out in 1879 and expanded in 1905. Located in the cemetery is the Jay Cooke mausoleum.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (SEARCHABLE DATABASE). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Frederick Platt (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Paul's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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