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Queen Village is a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that lies along the eastern edge of the city in South Philadelphia. It shares boundaries with Society Hill to t
Old Swedes' Church in Queen Village
Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia
Front and Bainbridge Streets, c. 1961
South Street at night
Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes', is a historic church located in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 929 South Water Street, bounded by Christian Street on the
Queen Village, Philadelphia
…district in London. The neighborhood was later named Queen Village after Christina, Queen of Sweden. The best-known extant structure from this period is Old Swedes' Church (Gloria Dei) at Christian Street and Columbus Boulevard. Originally built as a block-house against the Lenape, the church was completed in 1700 and is now the oldest…
The church in March 2014
The Reverend Jehu Curtis Clay in the churchyard (c.1860)
Part of the church's graveyard in 2014
Church interior with balcony and organ