. Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

(Type all entries - complete applicable sections)

COMMON :

Cathedral of Saints peter and Paul AND/OR HISTORIC:

STATE:

Pennsylvania COUNTY,

Philadelphia FOR NPS USE ONLY

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STREET AND NUMBER: r [',flr T! '

18th and the Parkway CITY ORTOWN:

Philadelphia STATE CODE COUNTY! TY, 6' CODE

Pennsylvania Thfl41phj ja 42 101

CATEGORY - OWNERSHIP STATUS

ACCESSIBLE

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E] District i! Building ID Public Public Acquisition: E Occupied Yes:

fl Site 0 Structure Private D In Process J Unoccupied ( Restricted

El Object 0 Both fl Being Considered - Preservation work El Unrestricted

D No in progress

PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

Agricultural fl Government El Pork El Transportation 0 Comments

fl Commercial El Industrial Private Residence El Other (Specify)

0 Educational fl Military Religious

El Entertainment Museum Scientific

OWNER OF PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME, --

Archdiocese of Philadelphia STREET AND NUMBER:

18th and the Parkway CITY OR TOWN, STATE, CODE

42 Philadelphia Pennsylvania

COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS. ETC,

City Hall, Records Office STREET AND NUMBER,

Broad _and _Market _Streets CITY OR TOWN, STATE CODE O

Philadelphia Pennsylvania 42 --r-

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Philadelphia Historical Commission local survey DATE OF SURVEY: ED Federal El State I County Local z

DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS, Z

Philadelphia Historical Commission (PHC) STREET AND NUMBER, I in

1313 City Hall Annex CITY OR TOWN,

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Philadelphia

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E Excellent E Good Fair LI Deteriorated 0 Ruins LJ Unexposed CONDITION I (Check One) i - (Check One)

- Altered E Unaltered

I E Moved Original Site

DESCRIBE THE PRESENT-AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Cruciform stone church with lanterned dome; portico supported by 4 giant Corinthian columns. Copper roof on tower.

Interior frescoes by Constintino Brumldi.

Note on the attached photograph of Notman's design for the facade that much was changed in the execution. The west towers were omitted, and the dome lowered by the elimination of the Corinthian colonnade when -lack of funds forced the substitution of wood for the masonry construction originally planned.

A new dome roof was added in 1960. It is copper, as was the one it replaced. Few interior changes have been made.

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PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate)

Pre-Columbionj LI 16th Century LI 18th Century LI 20th Century

LI 15th Century LI 17th Century ER 19th Century

SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable arid Known) 1846-66

AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

Aboriginal LI Education LI Political 0 Urban Planning

LI Prehistoric Engineering Religion/Phi- LI Other (Specify)

D Historic LI Industry losephy

LI Agriculture LI Invention LI Science

pq Architecture LI Landscape LI Sculpture

LI Art Architecture Ej Social/Human-

LI Commerce LI Literature itarian

LI Communications LI Military LI Theater

LI Conservation LI Music LI Transportation

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul was designed by Napo1eon. Lerun with an assist from Fr. John T,,Mahoney. Much of the facade comes from the mid-50s designs of John Notman. It is in the Palladian Revival Style.

0 Most oft. the frescoes are by Constantino Brumidi, best known as the

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U The Cathedral is the center of Catholic life in Philadelphia, and was the church for many years of Bishop John Neumann.

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(A) REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS

TITLE OF SURVEY:

Philadelphia Historical "omission local survey DATE OF SURVEY: FEDERAL El STATE C3 COUNTY El LcJtAL

DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS:

Philodeiphia Historical Commission (PHC) STREET AND NUMBER:

1313 City Hall .nnex CITY OR TOWN: STATE:

Thi lad elphia )a.

(B) MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (Books, Pamphlets, Theses, Research Projects, etc. See Instruction Sheet.)

Tatum Peorde P. Penn's reat Torn, Thiladeiphia, 1961, p. 35, 76, 196.

Thite, Theo. . Philadelphia rchitecture in the Hineteenth Century, Philadeiph: 1953.

Tutua1 .ssurance insurance oiicy no. 1034, still active.

Pearcy, Tancy Lee. Philadelphia Architecture of apo1eon Le 'run. Unpublished thesis, Pepariment of rt Ptstovy, University of Pennsylvania, 1762.

1 The or.-' of apo1eon Leenln and Thus, rchitoct:irel Pecord, rcl.27, :Ly 1910.

11 ateria1 in this report . - tain'd from dUO files.

GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

LARGE PROPERTY—OVER TEN ACRES SMALL PROPERTY—LESS THAN TEN ACRES

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES

DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY R

CORNER LATITUDE LONGITUDE LATITUDE LONGITUDE

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LIST ALL COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING COUNTY BOUNDARIES

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VIII. DESCRIPTION

(Check one) CONDITION EXCELLENT GOOD E FAIR El DETERIORATED El RUINS E UNEXPOSED

(Check One) (Check one) INTEGRITY ALTERED UNALTERED Q MOVED fl ORIGINAL SITE

VIII. (A) EARLY APPEARANCE (Old prints, old photos, photos of paintings and prints)

Vote: Early views are most important since they often show a property before drastic changes were made. Please seek Out any old photos, prints or photos of paintings, or prints that show the property. Place these in chronological order and comment upon the date of each view if possible.

ruciform stone church 'i±,h lanthrned oi'e; portico pored by innt Th'rnthian c"lumns. Co,-. per roof on tower.

Interior frescoes by Constàntino Brurp.idi.

'ote on the attached photograph of otmants design for the facade that much was changed in the execution. The west towers were omitted, and the dome lowered by the elimination of the Corinthian colonnade when lack of funds forced the substitution of wood for the masonry construction originally planned.

VIII. B) PRESENT APPEARANCE:

Aote: Please include exterior, interior and detailed uieics when possible. Any measured drawings or sketches of interesting details are also helpful.

See attached photo'aphs. A new dome roof was added in 1960. It is copper, as was the one it replaced.

IX. SIGNIFICANCE

PERIOD (check one or more as applicable)

Pre-Columbian fl 16th Century Cl 20th Century 18th Century 0

Specific Date(s) 15th Century fl 17th Century fl 19th Century (if known) ...........

AREAS:

Aboriginal Conservation 0 Music 0 Transportation 0 Prehistoric 0 Education 0 Political 0 Urban Planning 0 Historic Engineering Religion and/or Other (specify) fl

Agriculture 0 Industry 0 Philosophy Architecture Invention 0 Science Art 0 Landscape Architecture 0 Sculpture 0 Commerce fl Literature 0 Social - Humanitarian Communications 0 Military 0 Theatre 0 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE (Including Personages, Dares, Events, Etc.)

Note: One may wish to attach here appraisals by noteworthy local historians or other interested parties who have knowledge of the property.

The Cathedral of $aints Peter ond haul :-ras dsined by do.poleon Lerun, th an a::ist from Fr. John T. ahoney. tuch of bhe facade comes from tie ni :esi,ns cf John "man. It is tn the Palladian dcvival 3ty1e.

ost of the frescoes are by Constantino 2rmidi, best known as the decorator of the Capitol dome in .'Tashinton, P. 1

The Cathedral is the center of Catholic life in Philadelphia, and '.;as the church for many years of Pishop John Neumann.

IX. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE contj

FORM PREPARED BY:

NAME AND TITLE:

- Lary C. :eans, $tudent Aide RGANIZATION: DATE:

Pennsylvania Historical and :Iuseum Commission 7/13/70

AND NUML4ER:

OR STATE:

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PLEASE SEND COMPLETED FORM TO:

Keeper Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites & Landmarks Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Box 1026 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM COMMISSION P. 0. Box 1026, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17120

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

March 3, 1977

Archdiocese of Philadelphia 18th and Parkway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19100

RE: cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Dear Sirs:

As you know the above cited property has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In order to more ade-quately recognize the significance of this listing, we have recently initiated a formal certificate program. A certifi-cate for your property is enclosed.

If you would like additional information on the National Register program, please let me know.

Sincerely yours,

WI LL(]M J. W.EWER

Enclosure

Places oreies added to the National ste 01 hisncio

PENNSYLVANIA

Mikveh Israel Cemetery Philadelphia, Penn :.n4

Christ Church Burial Ground Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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