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The church building was inscribed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places as "Trinity Roman Catholic Church" on April 30, 1957, and is a contributing property of the Society Hill historic district. [6] The exterior cannot be altered without the approval of the Philadelphia Historical Commission. [3]
Society Hill: 93: Philadelphia Racquet Club: Philadelphia Racquet Club: August 1, 1979 : 213–225 South 16th Street: Rittenhouse Square East: Horace Trumbauer, architect 94: Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building
Architect I. M. Pei and his team created a plan for three 31-story Society Hill Towers as well as the Society Hill Townhouses, a low-rise project. [4] The Towers and Townhouses project was completed in 1964, while the entire plan was completed in 1977. [5] The buildings were listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1999.
Society Hill is named after the 17th-century Free Society of Traders, which had its offices at Front Street on the hill above Dock Creek. [14] The Free Society of Traders was a company of elite merchants, landowners, and personal associates of William Penn who were granted special concessions in order to direct the economy of the young colony.
Church of the Holy Trinity is an Episcopal church on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. The first service in the church building, designed by Scottish architect John Notman, was held on March 27, 1859. The corner tower was added in 1867 and was designed by George W. Hewitt of the firm of Fraser, Furness & Hewitt.
It is still an active parish of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, with Masses held on Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. The current pastor is Paul A. DiGirolamo, J.C.D. The church is twinned with Holy Trinity Church at 6th and Spruce Streets, which serves as a worship site of St. Mary and which has Masses on holy days at 12 noon. [1]
Holy Trinity Church (Philadelphia) K. Congregation Kesher Israel (Philadelphia) ... Society Hill Synagogue; Society Hill Towers; St. Peter's School, Philadelphia; T.
From 1957 to 1959, the Greater Philadelphia Movement, the Redevelopment Authority and the Old Philadelphia Development Corporation bought 31 acres (130,000 m 2) around Dock Street. They relocated and demolished the Dock Street market, setting aside 5 acres (20,000 m 2 ) of land that would become the Society Hill Towers .