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St. James-the-Less Episcopal Church

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia.
Hunting Park Avenue at Clearfield Street
National Register Number: 74001801
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Religious facility.
Certified Local Government: YES
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Current use/information: Church.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - February 4, 1985):
This is the first example of the pure English Parish church style in America, and one of the best examples of a 19th-century American Gothic church for its coherence and authenticity of design. Its influence on the major architects of the Gothic Revival in the United States was profound.


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