Category:Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church

**Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church**
	historic church and graveyard in Philadelphia
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Instance of	protected area; church;
Location	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Street address	916 South Swanson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147;
Heritage designation	National Register of Historic Places listed place (A, C, NRHP building, Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church National Historic Site, 1966–);
IUCN protected areas category	IUCN category V: Protected Landscape/Seascape;
Inception	1698;
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	39° 56′ 03.84″ N, 75° 08′ 36.96″ W
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	Q4352333; VIAF ID: 267021391; Library of Congress authority ID: nr2001045228; NRHP reference number: 66000682; OpenStreetMap way ID: 352696202; LoC HABS/HAER/HALS place ID: pa0760
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Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes', is located in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 929 South Water Street, and is bounded by Christian Street on the north, South Christopher Columbus Boulvard on the east, and Washington Avenue on the south. It was built between 1698 and 1700, making it the oldest church in Pennsylvania and second oldest Swedish church in the United States after Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes') in Wilmington, Delaware. The carpenters for the building were John Smart and John Buett and the church diaplays the English vernacular style of church design, which combines elements of the Medieval and Gothic styles. The church's vestry and entranceway were added in 1703 to buttress the walls, which had begun to buckle under the weight of the roof. The tower was added c.1733, and interior alterations were made in 1845, designed by Samuel Sloan. (Sources: Phiadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City (FFA, 1994) and Architecture in Philadelphia: A Guide (1974, MIT Press))

The congregation dates to 1677, and the graveyard to about the same time. Formerly Sewdish Lutheran, the church has been Episcopalian since 1845.

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PH(1897) p25 OLD SWEDES' CHURCH, BUILT 1708.jpg 891 × 1,174; 755 KB
2014 Gloira Dei (Old Swedes') Church and graveyard from west.jpg 4,274 × 2,754; 3.45 MB
2014 Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church from northeast.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 6.25 MB
2014 Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church from south.jpg 4,314 × 3,342; 4.16 MB
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2014 Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church from southwest.jpg 3,456 × 4,356; 3.96 MB
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2014 Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church graveyard.jpg 4,499 × 3,365; 4.68 MB
225th anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia. Old Swede's Church, Philadelphia LCCN2015651612.jpg 4,456 × 2,872; 2.74 MB
225th anniversary of the founding of Philadelphia. Old Swede's Church, Philadelphia LCCN2015651612.tif 4,456 × 2,872; 36.64 MB
Alexander Wilson monument, Philadelphia.jpg 1,662 × 2,250; 1.98 MB
Appletons' Wrangel Charles Magnus von Gloria Dei Church Philadelphia.jpg 577 × 753; 147 KB
Old Swede's Church, Philadelphia, Pa (NYPL b12647398-62191).tiff 2,450 × 1,635; 11.47 MB
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First plate of four subjects, for Birch's Philadelphia LCCN2013650032.jpg 6,545 × 4,120; 3.21 MB
Flowering dogwood - Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church Philadelphia May 1 2014.jpg 4,128 × 2,322; 6.02 MB
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Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA HABS PA,51-PHILA,174- (sheet 9 of 10).tif 9,322 × 7,584; 451 KB
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church (98f12e1c-1dd8-b71b-0b45-2f32645b97cd).jpg 3,456 × 2,304; 442 KB
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church April 2014.jpg 4,128 × 2,322; 5.2 MB
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church interior Ash Wednesday 2014.jpg 4,128 × 2,322; 2.84 MB
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church July 2013.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 2.79 MB
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Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Episcopal Church 916 S Swanson St Philadelphia PA (DSC 3834).jpg 3,000 × 2,000; 5.28 MB
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Episcopal Church 916 S Swanson St Philadelphia PA (DSC 3836) (cropped).jpg 1,491 × 1,866; 2.26 MB
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Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Episcopal Church 916 S Swanson St Philadelphia PA (DSC 3851).jpg 2,000 × 3,000; 4.45 MB
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Episcopal Church 916 S Swanson St Philadelphia PA (DSC 3865).jpg 2,792 × 1,970; 3.98 MB
Gloria Dei 1860 Clay.jpg 2,231 × 2,362; 1.02 MB
Gloria Dei Church (9045314344).jpg 2,445 × 1,200; 497 KB
Gloria Dei Church (Old Swedes) Historical Marker 916 S Swanson St Philadelphia PA (DSC 3837).jpg 3,000 × 2,000; 3.8 MB
Gloria Dei Church has had an active Episcopal congregation since 1845. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1942, six (99ae25e5-1dd8-b71b-0b31-4938879ad0b5).jpg 3,456 × 2,304; 558 KB
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Gloria Dei Church Sanctuary (9aea3dcd-1dd8-b71b-0b5a-a00822971bf6).jpg 3,456 × 2,304; 305 KB
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Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal Church 916 S Swanson St Philadelphia PA (DSC 2907).jpg 3,000 × 2,000; 5.51 MB
Gloria Dei, west side of church (0743fa7e-f1fe-49cf-ad2b-dce8c245acda).jpg 1,176 × 1,728; 2.2 MB
ENTRANCE, SOUTH SIDE - Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA HABS PA,51-PHILA,174-10.tif 3,611 × 5,000; 17.22 MB
ENTRANCE, WEST SIDE - Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA HABS PA,51-PHILA,174-9.tif 3,571 × 5,000; 17.03 MB
Historic American Buildings Survey, Ian McLaughlin, Photographer February 4, 1937 DETAIL OF DOOR. - Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia HABS PA,51-PHILA,174-5.tif 3,592 × 5,000; 17.13 MB
Historic American Buildings Survey, Ian McLaughlin, Photographer January 21, 1937 DETAIL OF DOORWAY ON WING. - Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, HABS PA,51-PHILA,174-2.tif 3,616 × 5,000; 17.24 MB
Historic American Buildings Survey, Ian McLaughlin, Photographer January 21, 1937 DETAIL OF DOORWAY. - Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia HABS PA,51-PHILA,174-3.tif 3,579 × 5,000; 17.07 MB
Historic American Buildings Survey, Ian McLaughlin, Photographer January 21, 1937 DETAIL OF HANDLE FROM SOUTHWEST. - Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, HABS PA,51-PHILA,174-4.tif 3,606 × 5,000; 17.2 MB
Historic American Buildings Survey, Ian McLaughlin, Photographer January 21, 1937 DETAIL OF PEWS AND PULPIT FROM NORTHWEST. - Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, HABS PA,51-PHILA,174-6.tif 3,611 × 5,000; 17.22 MB
Historic American Buildings Survey, Ian McLaughlin, Photographer January 21, 1937 DETAIL OF PEWS. - Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia HABS PA,51-PHILA,174-7.tif 5,000 × 3,590; 17.12 MB
Historic American Buildings Survey, Ian McLaughlin, Photographer January 21, 1937 VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST. - Gloria Dei (Church), 929 South Water Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia HABS PA,51-PHILA,174-1.tif 3,574 × 5,000; 17.04 MB
Independence National Historical Park Gloria Dei 1.jpg 268 × 432; 30 KB
Interior, Old Swedes Church (NBY 9455).jpg 831 × 525; 92 KB
Justus Falckner, mystic and scholar, devout Pietist in Germany, hermit on the Wissahickon, missionary on the Hudson - a bi-centennial memorial of the first regular ordination of an Orthodox pastor in (14756932296).jpg 2,044 × 2,836; 1.09 MB
Justus Falckner, mystic and scholar, devout Pietist in Germany, hermit on the Wissahickon, missionary on the Hudson - a bi-centennial memorial of the first regular ordination of an Orthodox pastor in (14779543612).jpg 2,132 × 3,072; 665 KB
Justus Falckner, mystic and scholar, devout Pietist in Germany, hermit on the Wissahickon, missionary on the Hudson - a bi-centennial memorial of the first regular ordination of an Orthodox pastor in (14799798713).jpg 3,056 × 1,840; 471 KB
Liberty Bell in State House, 1870 Old Swedes Church. LCCN2016649525.jpg 6,680 × 9,980; 7.06 MB
Interior of Old Swedes Church, Philadelphia, Pa (NYPL b12647398-69746).tiff 2,376 × 1,545; 10.51 MB
Old Swede's Church in 1876.jpg 1,811 × 2,358; 3.89 MB
Old Swedes' (Church) LCCN2015651541.jpg 5,496 × 4,224; 3.39 MB
Our Philadelphia (Pennell, 1914) p201.jpg 3,117 × 4,074; 7.82 MB
Philadelphia LCCN98517356 (cropped).jpg 2,460 × 3,289; 1,011 KB
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Preparation for War to defend Commerce Birch's Views Plate 29.jpg 11,336 × 9,729; 94.74 MB
Preparation for War to defend Commerce. The Swedish Church Southwark with the building of the Frigate Philadelphia LCCN2002718892.jpg 1,536 × 1,237; 364 KB
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations (1899) (14593198590).jpg 1,472 × 1,876; 429 KB
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations (IA quaintcornersinp00stoc).pdf 687 × 1,087, 526 pages; 29.75 MB
Swedish Holsteins in America, from 1644 to 1892. Comprising many letters and biographical matter relating to John Hughes, the "stamp officer," and friend of Franklin, with papers not before published (14782098954).jpg 1,800 × 2,256; 852 KB
Old Swede's Church, Southwark, Philadelphia, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.jpg 2,733 × 1,386; 1.43 MB

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