Isaac Pursell
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Isaac Pursell was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-based architect.
He was born at Trenton, New Jersey
in 1853 and attended public schools. He received architectural training in the Philadelphia offices of Samuel Sloan. He was a prolific designer of churches located in the eastern United States. Many of his church designs reflect the English Gothic Revival
style. In Philadelphia, he designed the Christ Reformed Church at Chester and 43rd Street; St. Matthews' Lutheran; St.
Paul's Reformed Episcopal; The Calvary Methodist in Germantown (1892); St. Paul's Presbyterian; Moravian Church
of the Holy Trinity (1879); Bethany Tabernacle, and Christ Protestant Episcopal.
He died at Wenonah, New Jersey
on August 9, 1910, and is buried in Wenonah Cemetery.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
-based architect.
He was born at Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
in 1853 and attended public schools. He received architectural training in the Philadelphia offices of Samuel Sloan. He was a prolific designer of churches located in the eastern United States. Many of his church designs reflect the English Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style. In Philadelphia, he designed the Christ Reformed Church at Chester and 43rd Street; St. Matthews' Lutheran; St.
Paul's Reformed Episcopal; The Calvary Methodist in Germantown (1892); St. Paul's Presbyterian; Moravian Church
of the Holy Trinity (1879); Bethany Tabernacle, and Christ Protestant Episcopal.
He died at Wenonah, New Jersey
Wenonah, New Jersey
Wenonah is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 2,317. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
on August 9, 1910, and is buried in Wenonah Cemetery.
Selected works
- 1883: Tygarts Valley ChurchTygarts Valley ChurchTygarts Valley Church, also known as Tygarts Valley Presbyterian Church, is a historic Presbyterian church on US 219 in Huttonsville, Randolph County, West Virginia. It was built in 1883, and is a Victorian-Gothic style building. The church measures 61 feet by 31 feet and features a 105 foot tall...
, Huttonsville, West VirginiaHuttonsville, West VirginiaHuttonsville is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 217 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. - 1887: Makemie Memorial Presbyterian ChurchMakemie Memorial Presbyterian ChurchMakemie Memorial Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland. In 1883, for the 200th anniversary of the organization of the church, it was resolved to build a Makemie Memorial Church in honor of its founder, Reverend Francis Makemie . The...
, Snow Hill, MarylandSnow Hill, MarylandSnow Hill is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,409 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Worcester County.-History:...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. - 1890: St. John's Episcopal Church (Charleston, West Virginia)St. John's Episcopal Church (Charleston, West Virginia)St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 1105 Quarrier Street in Charleston, West Virginia, in the United States. On November 2, 1989, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.-National Register listing:*St...
, Charleston, West VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaCharleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. - 1911: Hill Crest Community Center, Clinton, IndianaClinton, IndianaClinton is a city in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,893 at the 2010 census. The city was established in 1829 and is named after DeWitt Clinton, who served as governor of New York from 1817 to 1823. Many of Clinton's original settlers were immigrants working in coal...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
- Also designed Christ Memorial Church (1887) at 4233-4257 Chestnut Street in the West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic DistrictWest Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic DistrictThe West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District is an area of West Philadelphia listed on the National Register of Historic Places because it represents the transformation of Philadelphia's rural farmland into urban residential development, made possible by the streetcar, which provided...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
External links
- Seventh Annual Endangered Properties List, Preservation Matters: The Newsletter of The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, Winter 2010
- CHRIST CHURCH COMPLEX, 76 Franklin Avenue, Staten Island, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, August 10, 2010