McDowell Memorial Presbyterian Church
The McDowell Memorial Presbyterian Church is a historic church in north Philadelphia, built in the Richardson Romanesque style by architects Henry Augustus Sims and J. William Shaw. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September, 2013.Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Description: church building in Philadelphia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Columbia Avenue Presbyterian Church” and “Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church”
- Address: 2036 Cecil B Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philadelphia Museum of Art and George Meade School.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Museum
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 1¼ miles southwest of McDowell Memorial Presbyterian Church.
George Meade School
School
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The General George G. Meade School is a historic elementary/middle school located in the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. George Meade School is situated 1,300 feet east of McDowell Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Eastern State Penitentiary
Museum
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The Eastern State Penitentiary is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971. Eastern State Penitentiary is situated 1 mile south of McDowell Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharswood and Francisville.
Sharswood
Neighborhood
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Sharswood is a small neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is located to the east of Brewerytown, north of Girard College, west of Ridge Avenue, east of 24th Street and south of Cecil B.
Francisville
Neighborhood
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Francisville is a neighborhood in North Philadelphia, a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are Fairmount Avenue to the south, Girard Avenue to the north, Broad Street to the east, and Corinthian Avenue to the west.
Brewerytown
Neighborhood
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Brewerytown is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. An unofficial region, Brewerytown runs approximately between the Schuylkill River's eastern bank and 25th Street, bounded by Montgomery Avenue to the north and Parrish Street to the south.
McDowell Memorial Presbyterian Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.97992° or 39° 58′ 48″ northLongitude
-75.16906° or 75° 10′ 9″ westHeight
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
87F6XRHJ+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 972958920OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptistWikidata ID
Q16894939
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