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A beloved, West Philadelphia landmark was demolished this summer by Boys Latin Charter School following the Philadelphia Historical Commission's decision to deny historic designation. Photographer Matthew Christopher takes us inside the grand church in its final days
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Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament near 63rd and Callowhill in West Philadelphia. (Facebook)
Community members on Monday picketed the demolition of the historic Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament church in West Philadelphia by charter school operator Boys Latin, which purchased the site in 2015.
The Romanesque-style Catholic church, near 63rd and Callowhill streets, dates back to 1887 and was designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Rushmore Watson. The complex was closed by the archdiocese in 2014 over maintenance costs and sold to the charter school the next year, which established a middle school in a former Catholic school adjacent to the church.