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Artist: Frank Rushmore Watson (Architect)
Spring Garden Farmers Market Sign
Frank Rushmore Watson (Architect),
1889
* sign,
cattle head,
cornucopia,
food
* Pediment.
Union Transfer.
South side of Spring Garden between 10th and 11th.
* 39.961520,-75.155360 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+utphilly.com
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Frank Rushmore Watson (Architect),
1902
* Statues of Saint John,
Saint Luke,
Saint Mark
and
Saint Matthew
* small
standing people,
books and scrolls
* The four evangelists are displayed here top to bottom (left to right facing the church) in canonical (reverse alphabetical) order. As the original building burned down in 1899, I am assuming the art dates from the 1902 building.
* Entrance pillars.
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.
East side of 13th between Chestnut and Market.
* 39.951275,-75.161510 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's John the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Luke the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Mark the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Matthew the Apostle page
+stjohnsphilly.org
