National Historic Landmark-Christ Church-Philadelphia

National Historic Landmark-Christ Church Philadelphia

Constructed between 1727 and 1754, the present ornate Georgian structure, used by a congregation organized in 1695, is the third building on the site.

Its most striking exterior features are a Palladian window and Doric ...

Christ Church- Philadelphia

Whereas the honorable Continental Congress have resolved to declare the American Colonies to be free and independent states ... it will be proper to omit those petitions from the liturgy wherein the King of Great Britain is prayed for ...