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Tindley Temple United Methodist Church

Tindley Temple United Methodist Church
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Tindley Temple United Methodist Church, August 2011
Tindley Temple United Methodist Church is located in Philadelphia
Tindley Temple United Methodist Church
Tindley Temple United Methodist Church is located in Pennsylvania
Tindley Temple United Methodist Church
Tindley Temple United Methodist Church is located in the US
Tindley Temple United Methodist Church
Location 750–762 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′29″N 75°09′59″W / 39.94139°N 75.16639°W / 39.94139; -75.16639Coordinates: 39°56′29″N 75°09′59″W / 39.94139°N 75.16639°W / 39.94139; -75.16639
Area less than one acre
Architect Ballinger & Co.; Fink, A. Hensel
Architectural style Beaux-Arts Romanesque, Art Deco
NRHP Reference # 11000199
Added to NRHP April 15, 2011

Tindley Temple United Methodist Church, also known as Tindley Temple Methodist Episcopal Church and Calvary United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1923 and 1928, and is a large masonry building influenced by the Beaux-Arts Romanesque and Art Deco styles. The front facade features patterned tan brick and rounded arched grouped windows. A school and office addition was built in 1962-1963. The sanctuary was built to accommodated 3,200 worshipers and features a large, reinforced concrete balcony and organ built by M. P. Moller. The church is named for its founder Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley (1851–1933).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.



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