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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

 
 
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., August 15, 2023
1. Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Marker
This is 18th Street between Vine and Race streets.
Inscription.
Cathedral
of
SS. Peter and Paul

Cornerstone --- September 6, 1846
Dedicated ----- November 20, 1864
Enlarged ------- October 20, 1957
 
Erected by Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is September 6, 1846.
 
Location. 39° 57.454′ N, 75° 10.136′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. Marker is on 18th Street, 0.1 miles north of Race Street, on the right when traveling north. Cathedral listed at 1723 Race Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1723 Race St, Philadelphia PA 19103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sister Cities (within shouting distance of this marker); Sister Cities Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Archeology / Great Central Sanitary Fair (within shouting distance of this marker); AMOR (within shouting distance of this marker); Jesus Breaking Bread (within shouting distance of this marker); World Meeting of Families (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas FitzSimons (within shouting distance of this
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marker); Don Diego de Gardoqui / Thomas FitzSimons (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
Regarding Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. In the Wikipedia article Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Philadelphia), the church is noted as being in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
 
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., August 15, 2023
2. Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Marker
This is 18th Street between Vine and Race streets.
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., August 15, 2023
3. Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Marker
This is further south, at SW corner of 18th Street and Race Street.

Cathedral Basilica
of
Saints Peter and Paul
and
Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
www.cathedralphila.org
Catholic Cathedral, Eighteenth and Race Sts. image. Click for full size.
circa 1910
4. Catholic Cathedral, Eighteenth and Race Sts.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland.   4. submitted on September 25, 2023. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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