200 West Rittenhouse Square at
Walnut St. (OP)
Church of the Holy Trinity
1857–59, John Notman
The construction of Holy Trinity signaled the westward migration of the fashionable and well-to-do families who made up its congregation. John Notman, one of the most distinguished American architects of the 19th century, introduced a number of sophisticated European architectural styles to the United States. This church was one of the first accurate renditions of the Romanesque style in the country. The three, deeply recessed doorways are carved with geometric and foliate designs typical of this medieval revival style. The building material is brownstone, first used in Philadelphia by Notman at the Athenaeum on Washington Square.