[Sketch for Seaman's Chapel] Plan, Section, and Side Elevation (John Carver, Architect, c. 1849) Thomas S. Stewart Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Local ID #: CAR*001*001 > View more images [2 total]

Overview

• Project Status: Built - non-extant
• Building Type: church
• Client: Churchmen's Missionary Association for Seamen of the Port of Philadelphia

Location

(Was usually anchored in the Delaware River at the foot of Dock St. in Philadelphia. In 1853 it was set on brick foundations on Lower Broadway in Camden, NJ.)
Philadelphia, PA
Camden, Camden County, NJ

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• PhillyHistory.org - find historic photos near this building

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• Christ Church of Delaware - Includes a brief history of the floating church movement, including examples in Philadelphia and New York

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