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Architecture: Rooftops

Eagles
* eagles, spheres with stars
* Roof. Southeast corner, 19th and Spring Garden.
* 39.963260,-75.169330 [map] [nearby]
* On the Franklin Town tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified



The Schuylkill Chained, The Schuylkill Freed
William Rush, 1825 (1980 fiberglass casts installed 1989)
* reclining people, eagle, waterworks machinery
* Roofs. Two of the smaller buildings of the Water Works. Along the river, near the Spring Garden bridge, off Kelly Drive around 26th.
* 39.966350,-75.183600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+phillyhistory.org 1930 picture of the original piece
+phillyhistory.org another 1930 picture of the original piece
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's William Rush page
+fairmountwaterworks.org



Mercury
William Rush, 1828 (approximate, restored and installed 2018)
* Statue of Mercury
* small standing person, winged helmet
* Unfortunately there's no good way to see this piece from the front.
* Pavilion roof. Anne d'Harnocourt Drive between the Spring Garden Bridge and the back steps of the Museum.
* 39.966085,-75.182900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+Wally Gobetz's picture of this piece at flickr.com
+wikipedia.org's William Rush page
+wikipedia.org's Mercury page



Eagle
1835 (alleged construction date of the gazebo)
* eagle
* Gazebo roof. On the grounds of the Water Works. Overlooking the Schuylkill. Off Kelly Drive around 26th..
* 39.966970,-75.184625 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+Wally Gobetz's picture of this piece at flickr.com
+fairmountwaterworks.org



Art, Science, Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, Mining, and Columbia
Augustus Max Johannes Mueller, 1876 (approximate)
* standing people, sitting people, groups of people, anchor, column, globe, books and tablet, tools and machine parts, symbols of peace and victory
* On the roof. Please Touch Museum (Memorial Hall). Avenue of the Republc between 41st and Belmont.
* 39.979500,-75.209000 [map] [nearby]
* On the West Park tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+pleasetouchmuseum.org



Eagle
1880 (date of building)
* eagle, plants
* Roof. South side of Chestnut, West of 12th.
* 39.950430,-75.161040 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour



Holy Child Parish School
George Ignatius Lovatt Sr. (Architect), 1909 (also possibly 1913 or 1915)
* symbol and statue of Jesus
* standing person, cross
* The Archdiocese website listing for the school says it opened in 1909. A catholicphilly.com article about a reunion at the school says it opened in 1913. The philadelphiabuildings.org page for the church mentions an addition to the original church building made in 1915. The same site's page for the school says c. 1928, but there's a picture of it on phillyhistory.org dated 1925.
* Over and under the roof. Just North of and connected to Our Lady of Hope Catholic Parish. West side of Broad, North of Duncannon.
* 40.032895,-75.146385 [map] [nearby]
* On the Logan/Ogontz tour
* Exhibits: New, Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's George Ignatius Lovatt Sr. page
+wikipedia.org's George I. Lovatt Sr. page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+olhcatholic.org



Zimmerman House
1911
* cattle heads, ball with Z
* Under the eaves and on the roof. North side of Fairmount between 4th and 5th.
* 39.962975,-75.145450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+The Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building



Art Museum Roof Ornaments
Julian Abele (Architect), 1928
* griffins (museum logo, after the fact), gazelles, plants
* Best seen on top of the South pediment.
* Around the roof. Art Museum. 25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965000,-75.181015 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Julian Abele page
+youtube.com video of a recorded lecture from the Art Museum about the role of Julian Abele in designing the building
+philamuseum.org



PSFS Sign
George Howe (Architect), William Lescaze (Architect), 1932
* big neon wordmark sign
* The picture was taken from the North side of the 1600 block of Market
* Roof. Loews Hotel. Southwest corner 12th and Market.
* 39.951800,-75.160150 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org page for the building
+wikipedia.org's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's George Howe page
+wikipedia.org's William Lescaze page
+loewshotels.com Philadelphia page



Cross
1969
* cross, arch
* Roof. University Lutheran. North of 37th and Chestnut.
* 39.955350,-75.196240 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+uniluphila.org



Two Open Triangles Leaning Gyratory
George Rickey, 1982
* triangles
* Moves in the wind. Also listed as "Two Triangles Leaning"
* On the Library roof. Drexel University. Southwest corner, 33rd and Market.
* 39.955450,-75.189725 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's George Rickey page
+drexel.edu



Neons for Buttonwood
Stephen Anotonakos, 1990
* big abstract lines
* Roof. South side of CityView Condominiums. North side of Hamilton between 20th and 21st. Visible from the Parkway from 18th to 22nd..
* 39.962550,-75.171750 [map] [nearby]
* On the Franklin Town tour
* See also:
+article about this piece on cityviewphilly.org
+stephenantonakos.com



Arts Bank Sign
Mitchell Kurtz Architect PC, 1994
* name sign
* On the roof. Arts Bank. Southeast corner Broad and South.
* 39.943500,-75.165300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+mkapc.com's page for the building (including the sign)
+mkapc.com



Angel Moroni
Karl Quilter, 1998 (original, copy installed 2016)
* Statue of Angel Moroni
* striding person, trumpet
* This piece can be seen for blocks, especially on bright days. The last picture was taken from taken from Logan Square during construction of the Temple.
* Top of the East tower. Mormon Temple. North side of Vine, West of 17th.
* 39.959040,-75.167960 [map] [nearby]
* On the Franklin Town tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+legacy.com's Karl Quilter obituary
+wikipedia.org's Angel Moroni page
+ldschurchtemples.com's Philadelphia page



Daisy
Rebecca Hoenig, 2006
* pig painted with a flower
* Roof. Market at the Fareway. Southampton, Northeast of Germantown, across the parking lot.
* 40.074260,-75.202615 [map] [nearby]
* On the Germantown Avenue tour
* See also:
+rebeccahoenig.com
+marketatthefareway.com



Haas Biergarten Rabbits
Groundswell Design Group, 2013 (probable)
* small rabbits
* Groundswell Design is listed as the designer of the restaurant and presumably the beer garden, so they are credited here with the rabbits.
* Shack roof. North side of Fringe Arts. South side of Race, West of Columbus Blvd..
* 39.953510,-75.140400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* See also:
+groundswelldesigngroup.com
+fringearts.com



All the Light You See
Alicia Eggert, 2017
* light words and ideas
* inscription: "ALL THE LIGHT YOU SEE IS FROM THE PAST" and "ALL YOU SEE IS PAST"
(at the time the picture was taken only the second statement was lighting up)
 * Roof. North side of Girard at Bambrey.
* 39.974035,-75.178235 [map] [nearby]
* On the Fairmount tour
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+Michael Swanwick's blog entry for this piece
+aliciaeggert.com



Beacon
FKB, Local Projects, 2021
* big abstract ideas
* inscription: FAITH LIBERTY JUSTICE
 * Rising through the roof. The former Faith and Liberty Discovery Center. East side of 5th, North of Market.
* 39.951085,-75.148575 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+localprojects.com page for this piece
+amaricanbible.org article about this piece
+fkb.studio
+localprojects.com