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Identifier: ancientmodernger01hotc (find matches)
Title: Ancient and modern Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Hotchkin, Samuel Fitch, 1833-1912
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., P. W. Ziegler & co.
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tin, the father of Samuel, lived there. No. 5169, the present shoe store of W^illiam Buzzard, was the property ofJacob Bowman. It now belongs to Samuel Nice. ST. PETERS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. In passing Harvey street the spire of St. Peters Episcopal Church calls at-tention to its history. On April 8, in the year of our Lord, 1873, Messrs. H.H. Houston, E. A. (Jrenshaw, S. B. Kingston, E. Bedlock, J. B. Barry, M. S.Shapleigh, J. A. Schaeffer, A. B. Shipley, A. J. Denny and T. R. Ash met toform this parish. Mr. H. H. Houston kindly donated a fine plot of ground atthe corner of Wayne and Harvey streets. Ground was broken. May 20th of thisyear, and Bishop Stevens laid the corner stone, June 30. On November 6,Rev. Theodore S. Rumney, D. D., was elected rector; he assumed charge ofthe parish on December 15. On December 21 (St. Thomass Day), BishopStevens opened the new church. The foundations of the Sunday school build-ings were laid in the fall of 1873. On March 1,1874, the Bishop opened them-
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GERMANTOWN. 163 and twenty persons received confirmation. The cost of the property isestimated at about $65,000. A rectory has been added at a cost of $10,000.The church was consecrated free of debt. While the parish is largely in-debted to Mr. Houston for the gift of land, and assistance in the erection ofthe buildings, they have also done all in their power co further the work.The beautifully situated stone church, with its tower and bell; the commo-dious rectory and well-arranged school buildings, of the same material, showthe interest and taste of the layman spoken of and of the congregation com-bined. Mr. E. A. Crenshaw has been Accounting Warden from the founda-tion of the parish, and still acts in that capacity. Mr. H. H. Houston isSectors Warden. Messrs. Charles Bullock and Joseph A. Schaeffer have beenVestrymen from the beginning of the parish. Marshall S. Shapleigh andStephen B. Kingston died during their vestryship, having done efficient ser-vice. On the death of Mr. Kingst

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