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Church of the New Jerusalem (Philadelphia)

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158: 26: 170:, which is also gone. "Two balconies were added in four of the six bays, leaving the altar area an unchanged space for reception. A glass curtain wall was inserted in the interior to define the space and keep noise down. Additionally, a large spiral staircase and an elevator were placed to give access to all levels." 165:
The 1990 conversion by Mark B. Thompson Associates into 24,000 square feet (2,200 m) of executive office space with room for expansion for Graduate Health System Corporate Headquarters, and later occupied by the advertising agency
154:, electrical systems, and emergency equipment installed." "In an area of many churches, the successful conversion to office space was a welcome sight for many of the neighbors who had feared an abandoned church building." 149:
to devise a design that would be sensitive to the historic fabric." The project "added two floors for office space and enclosed the interior space facing the chancel with a floor to- ceiling glass wall. Updated
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http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/case-studies/historic-houses-of-worship/graduate-health-system-corporate-headquarters.html
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National Trust for Historic Preservation, "Graduate Health System Corporate Headquarters" (15 June 2005), Preservation Nation,
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View from South-West corner, 22nd and Chestnut Streets
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States of America
The New Church
Theophilus Parsons Chandler
Swedenborgian
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Theophilus Parsons Chandler
National Trust for Historic Preservation
adaptive reuse
Philadelphia Historical Commission
HVAC

The Weightman Group
Photo
http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/case-studies/historic-houses-of-worship/graduate-health-system-corporate-headquarters.html
Partners for Sacred Places
"Reuse for Institutional Uses"
the original
39°57′07″N 75°10′34″W / 39.952°N 75.176°W / 39.952; -75.176
Categories
Swedenborgian churches in Pennsylvania
Churches in Philadelphia
Churches completed in 1881
19th-century Swedenborgian church buildings
Victorian architecture in Pennsylvania
Center City, Philadelphia
1881 establishments in Pennsylvania

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