Isaac Pursell

Isaac Pursell (June 1853 – August 9, 1910) was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based architect.

Isaac Pursell
Born1853
Trenton, New Jersey
DiedAugust 9, 1910
Wenonah, New Jersey
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsSt. John's Episcopal Church, Charleston, West Virginia

He was born at Trenton, New Jersey in 1853 and attended public schools. He received architectural training in the Philadelphia offices of Samuel Sloan. He was a prolific designer of churches located in the eastern United States. Many of his church designs reflect the English Gothic Revival style. In Philadelphia, he designed the Christ Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church at Chestnut and 43rd Street; St. Matthews' Lutheran; St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal; The Calvary Methodist in Germantown (1892); St. Paul's Presbyterian; Moravian Church of the Holy Trinity (1879); Bethany Tabernacle, and Christ Protestant Episcopal.[1]

He died at his home in Wenonah, New Jersey on August 9, 1910, and is buried in Wenonah Cemetery.[2][3]

Selected works
  • Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church
    Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church
  • St Johns Episcopal
    St Johns Episcopal
  • Third Presbyterian Church, Chester Pennsylvania
    Third Presbyterian Church, Chester Pennsylvania
  • Hill Crest Community Center
    Hill Crest Community Center

References
  1. Pamela Maxfield-Ontko; Rodney Collins (March 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. John's Episcopal Church" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. unknown (n.d.). "The History of Memorial Presbyterian Church". Memorial Presbyterian Church, Wenonah, New Jersey. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  3. American Art Annual, Volume 9. MacMillan Company. 1911. p. 317.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. Saffron, Inga (April 21, 2018). "Another ornate Philadelphia church faces the wrecking ball". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  6. "Asset Mapping for Chester's Third Presbyterian Church". www.pahistoricpreservation.com. Retrieved 31 December 2017.


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