Cape May church was in Philly World's Fair.
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Cape May church was in Philly World's Fair.

A world's fair, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, was held in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8, 2019, pp. B1, B5, "Several dozen buildings from the fair were moved to the then-burgeoning New Jersey Shore, according to a 1976 New York Times story. One of them, said to be Froebel's Model Kindergarten, became [this church]."  See http://www.spscmp.org/history.htm

Publication date May 09, 2019
Property ID: 11276
Updated on: May 09, 2019

A world's fair, the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, was held in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, May 8, 2019, pp. B1, B5, "Several dozen buildings from the fair were moved to the then-burgeoning New Jersey Shore, according to a 1976 New York Times story. One of them, said to be Froebel's Model Kindergarten, became [this church]."  See http://www.spscmp.org/history.htm

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102 Lake Drive, Cape May Point, New Jersey, 08212, United States
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Architecture Churches, Cathedrals, Mosques, Synagogues, Temples Repurposed Properties World's Fairs
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05-09-2019
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