Photo Above By VDFP
This Church, a structure in N. Philly dates back to 1848.
Construction on this Church was started in May of 1848 and it was dedicated in November of the following year, with a third of the funds said to have been donated by non-Catholics who were happy to have it in the area. With majestic Gothic architecture and twin copper spires soaring fifteen stories above the ground, the Church is an iconic building and a central part of an area that has already lost much of its heritage. It was designed by Patrick Charles Keely, one of the most prolific and respected ecclesiastical church architects in America's history, and is currently the oldest surviving structure he created. St. John Neumann helped consecrate the church and St. Katharine Drexel was baptized there, so it is also of no small historical significance to the Catholic church.
