{"id":23189,"date":"2018-01-25T08:36:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T13:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=23189"},"modified":"2019-11-26T07:25:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:25:46","slug":"looking-up-the-witherspoon-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/01\/25\/looking-up-the-witherspoon-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Up – The Witherspoon Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Witherspoon Building was built for the\u00a0Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School \u00a0between 1895 and 1897 by architect Joseph Huston. It’s a magnificent building worthy of craning your neck while strolling down the 1300 block of Walnut Street. This particular detail depicts the four Gospel authors of the New Testament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Witherspoon Building was built for the\u00a0Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School \u00a0between 1895 and 1897 by architect Joseph Huston. It’s a magnificent building worthy of craning your neck while strolling down the 1300 block of Walnut Street. 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