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==Philadelphia County==
===Philadelphia===
* [[18th and Fairmount Gospel Hall, Philadelphia, PA]] (OB) +1881-1884+
** @ 18th St. & Fairmount Ave., aka the "Old Meeting"
** c/o Mr. Reed
* [[Bible Truth Hall, Philadelphia, PA]] (G-EB) +1890+
** In 1890, the U.S. Religious Census indicated one PB-I (Grant) assembly in Philadelphia Co., with 26 meeting in a rented hall with capacity of 150.
* [[Downtown Meeting Gospel Hall, Philadelphia, PA]] (OB) 1884-1952
* [[Ebenezer Community Chapel, Philadelphia, PA]] (AA OB) +1922-1965+
** @ home of Whitfield Nottage, 2407 Montgomery Ave. +1922+
* [[Friendship Hall Meeting Room, Philadelphia, PA]] (TW-Lowe EB) +1889-1908+** c/o Wesley L. Manks +1889+ (b. 1845 N.J. - d. 1905 Phila., PA), saw mfg.; Charles R. Sharer +1889-1908+ (see Willow Grove); Matthew Morrison +1901-1908+ (see Willow Grove); * [[Germantown Christian Assembly, Philadelphia, PA]] (AA OB) 1973-'''2021+'''
** hive from Calvary Gospel Chapel, Phil., founded by B. Sam Hart & 26 others;
** @ Germantown YMCA & Church of the Atonement, Green St. 1973; 610 E. Mount Pleasant Ave. 1974-present;
* [[Mascher Street Gospel Hall, PA]] (OB) +1897-1982+
* [[Mascher Street Gospel Hall, Philadelphia, PA]] (OB) +1897-1982+
** Philadelphia Gospel Hall / Howard Street Gospel Hall +1897-1910
** hive from Downtown Meeting Gospel Hall
* [[Mayfair Gospel Hall, Philadelphia, PA]] (OB) +1927-1950's+
** Frankford Gospel Hall; Kensington Gospel Hall
** @ 3244 Frankford Ave. +1927-1950's; Mayfair 1950's+
** c/o Warren R. Carson @ 4352 Naples St. +1927+;
* [[Olney Gospel Hall, Philadelphia, PA]] (OB) 1926-1990's+
** Sala Evangelica Olney
** @ N. 5th St. (bet. Lindley Ave. & Tabor Rd.) 1926-1927; 314 Chew St. 1927-'''2021+'''
** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/818fd0795ff97b2509186c562750e2984ef15d1c.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 123 in fellowship (48 men, 75 women) including 8 S.S. teachers presiding over 65 children (for a total of 188). The Hall was valued at $20,000 with no debt stated (with $2,907 in annual expenses), and $1,313 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
* [[Overbrook Avenue Gospel Hall, Philadelphia, PA]] (KLC-EB) 1992-'''2023+'''
** @ 5834 Overbrook Ave.
*** formerly a PBCC/Taylor EB meeting room
** see [https://www.untohisname.org/ OAGH's website]
* [[Overbrook Avenue PBCC, Philadelphia, PA]] (PBCC-EB) 1970-1992
** see [https://www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org/ PBCC's website]
** c/o William Stephenson, 1117 Serrill Ave., Yeadon +1946+; John Roberts, Tract Depot, 300 Walnut St. +1946+
** Wissahickon Gospel Hall 1913-1953
** @ several rented locations, Wissahickon, the final being 5154 Ridge Ave. +1953; 460 Flamingo St., Roxborough 1953-present;
** [https://omeka.religiousecologies.org/files/original/7892b3f6e2b43ec9f2592d51ebaa4aa6f4757dd8.jpg 1926 USCoRB] indicated that there were 64 in fellowship (26 men, 38 women) including 5 S.S. teachers presiding over 44 children (for a total of 108). The Hall was a rented facility (with $924 in annual expenses), and $275 was additionally spent towards the Lord's work in 1926.
* [[Willow Grove Meeting Room, Philadelphia, PA]] (EB) '''+1873'''-1884; (TW-Lowe EB) 1884-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1992; (TW-N EB) 1992+
** Philadelphia Meeting Room (TW-Lowe EB) +1873-1909; (TW-EB) 1909-1966+; Glenside Meeting Room (TW) +1973-1992;
** In 1890, the U.S. Religious Census indicated one PB-III (TW-Lowe) assembly in Philadelphia Co., with 22 meeting in a rented hall with a capacity of 100.
