Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Architect
- Jeremiah O'Rourke
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- City
- Philadelphia, PA
- Collection
- victorian philadelphia
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic cathedral built in 1864 and designed in the Gothic Revival style by architect Jeremiah O'Rourke. It became the seat of the Diocese of Camden when it was officially designated a cathedral in 1937, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 under its earlier name, the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
the style
O'Rourke designed the cathedral in the Gothic Revival style, the standard idiom for major Catholic church commissions of the mid-19th century in the region.
More on Gothic Revivalsignificance
The building was designated a cathedral in 1937, decades after its 1864 construction, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 as the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
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