19th Century Religious Architecture

19th Century Architecture

Religious Architecture



Benjamin Latrobe: Catholic Cathedral (Basilica of the Assumption), Baltimore, MD, 1804-18	Benjamin Latrobe: Catholic Cathedral (Basilica of the Assumption), Baltimore, MD, 1804-18	Benjamin Latrobe: Catholic Cathedral (Basilica of the Assumption), Baltimore, MD, 1804-18
Benjamin Latrobe: Catholic Cathedral (Basilica of the Assumption), Baltimore, MD, 1804-18		P. Banner: Park Street Church, Boston, MA., 1809
C. Bulfinch: Meeting House, Lancaster, MA., 1815-17.	C. Bulfinch: Meeting House, Lancaster, MA., 1815-17.	C. Bulfinch: Meeting House, Lancaster, MA., 1815-17.

Gothic Revival Churches
1st Unitarian (North) Church, Salem, MA, 1836-37.	G. Brimmer: Trinity Church (1st), Boston, 1829.
R. Upjohn: Trinity Church, New York, 1839-46. 284' ht. tower. From an old postcard.	R. Upjohn: Trinity Church, New York, 1839-46. 284' ht. tower	R. Upjohn: Trinity Church, New York, 1839-46. 284' ht. tower
R. Upjohn: Trinity Church, New York, 1839-46. 284' ht. tower	R. Upjohn: Trinity Church, New York, 1839-46. 284' ht. tower
R. Upjohn: Congregational Church, Brunswick, ME. From an old postcard.
J. Renwick: St. Patrick's Church, NYC, 1858-79; tower completed 1888. 330' ht.	J. Renwick: St. Patrick's Church, NYC, 1858-79; tower completed 1888. 330' ht.	J. Renwick: St. Patrick's Church, NYC, 1858-79; tower completed 1888. 330' ht.
J. Renwick: St. Patrick's Church, NYC, 1858-79; tower completed 1888. 330' ht.	5th Ave. near St. Patrick's

Comparison: Gothic Architecture in Europe


Ware and Van Brunt: First Church, Boston, 1868	Ware and Van Brunt: First Church, Boston, 1868. Restored by Paul Rudolph, 1971.	Ware and Van Brunt: First Church, Boston, 1868. Restored by Paul Rudolph, 1971.	Ware and Van Brunt: First Church, Boston, 1868. Restored by Paul Rudolph, 1971.
Cummings and Sears: New Old South Church, Boston, 1874-75	Cummings and Sears: New Old South Church, Boston, 1874-75	Cummings and Sears: New Old South Church, Boston, 1874-75
Cummings and Sears: New Old South Church, Boston, 1874-75	Cummings and Sears: New Old South Church, Boston, 1874-75	The tower of the New Old South Church is 246' high. It began leaning shortly after construction, eventually leaning over 36" out of plumb. It was taken down in 1931 and rebuilt in 1940.

HH Richardson: Brattle
Square Church, Boston, 1871.

HH Richardson: Brattle Square
Church, Boston, 1871.

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HH Richardson: Trinity
Church, Boston, 1872-77

HH Richardson: Trinity
Church, Boston, 1872-77.
Photograph before porch was completed in the 1890s
by Shepley, Rutan, Coolidge.

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Egyptian Revival Cemetary Gates


Jacob Bigelow: Mt. Auburn Cemetary, Cambridge, MA, 1831/42. Permanent stone version 1842.	Henry Austin: Grove St. Cemetary, New Haven, CT, 1844-48

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