St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Elkins Park, Pennsylvania)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, November 2011
Location Old York and Ashbourne Rds., Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°4′16″N 75°7′59″W / 40.07111°N 75.13306°W / 40.07111; -75.13306Coordinates: 40°4′16″N 75°7′59″W / 40.07111°N 75.13306°W / 40.07111; -75.13306
Area 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1861
Architect Cooke, Jay; Trumbauer, Horace
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP reference # 82003800[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 22, 1982
Designated PHMC October 01, 1992[2]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church at Old York and Ashbourne Roads in Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1861, and is a gray stone church in the Gothic style. The church was conceived and designed by noted financier Jay Cooke (1821–1905). Its size was doubled with an expansion in 1870, and a 60-foot-tall tower added. A transept was added in 1883, and the two-story parish hall wing in 1891. Architect Horace Trumbauer (1868–1938) made refinements to the church during the 1897 to 1924 period. The main sanctuary of the church features 13 stained glass windows from Tiffany studios.[3]

Also on the property is the ​2 1⁄2-story rectory built in 1868, a stable, Trumbauer designed Jay Cooke Memorial auditorium (1906), and sexton's cottage (1923). Adjacent to the church is a cemetery laid out in 1879 and expanded in 1905. Located in the cemetery is the Jay Cooke mausoleum.[4]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Saint Paul's remains an active parish.[5] The church's sister organization, The Friends of St. Paul's Elkins Park, hosts a popular concert series featuring music from several genres including classical, jazz, and gospel.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Tiffany Windows — St. Paul's Elkins Park". www.stpaulselkinspark.org. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  4. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Frederick Platt (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Paul's Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. ↑ "St. Paul's Elkins Park". www.stpaulselkinspark.org. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  6. ↑ "Friends of St. Paul's » Concerts/Events". www.stpaulsfriends.org. Retrieved 2018-05-18.


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