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St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.)

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Coordinates: 38°53′56″N 77°3′14″W / 38.89889°N 77.05389°W / 38.89889; -77.05389
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church in 2023
St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.) is located in Central Washington, D.C.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.)
Location730 23rd Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′56″N 77°3′14″W / 38.89889°N 77.05389°W / 38.89889; -77.05389
Built1887
NRHP reference No.73002118[1]
Added to NRHPApril 2, 1973

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, also known as St. Mary's, Foggy Bottom or St. Mary's Chapel, is a historic Episcopal church located at 730 23rd Street, N.W. in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

History

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The church interior

Saint Mary's was founded in 1867 by former members of The Church of the Epiphany, located in Downtown, Washington, D.C. St. Mary's was the city's first African American Episcopal congregation.[2] The congregation originally met in a Civil War barracks building known as St. Mary's Chapel for Colored People with the first Morning Prayer service held on June 9, 1867.[3]

Architecture

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Designed by architects Renwick, Aspinwall & Russell in 1887, the building is an example of Gothic Revival architecture. Decorative features include a timber roof and Tiffany glass windows.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). Office of Planning. Government of the District of Columbia. 2004-09-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  3. ^ Weeks, Christopher (1994). AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C.. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 157. ISBN 0-8018-4713-3.
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