St. John's Episcopal Church (Highgate Falls, Vermont)

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St. John's Episcopal Church Highgate Falls Highgate, Vermont
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Highgate Falls Village Green Highgate, Vermont
Built/Founded:	1829-1830
Architect:	Joel Whitney of [Enosburg, Vermont
Added to NRHP:	September 3, 1976
NRHP Reference#:	76000139 [1]
Governing body:	Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Swanton, Vermont

St. John's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located on the Village Green in the village of Highgate Falls in Highgate, Vermont, in the United States. Built between 1829 and 1830 by Joel Whitney of Enosburg, the church was consecrated on May 21 1834, by the Rt. Rev. John Henry Hopkins, the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont. On September 3, 1976, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Contents 1 National Register listing 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] National Register listing

• St. John's Episcopal Churdh ** (added 1976 - Building - #76000139)
• Highgate Falls Village Green, Highgate Falls
• Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
• Architect, builder, or engineer: Whitney,Joel
• Architectural Style: Federal
• Area of Significance: Architecture
• Period of Significance: 1825-1849
• Owner: Private
• Historic Function: Religion
• Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
• Current Function: Religion
• Current Sub-function: Religious Structure

[edit] History

St. John's Episcopal Church was a full parish until 1896. Since then it has been under the jurisdiction of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Swanton, whose current rector is the Rev. Reid D. Farrell,^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Franklin County, Vermont
• St. John's Church (disambiguation)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/VT/Franklin/state.html National Register listings for Franklin County]
• St. John's homepage
• St. John's gallery page
• Library of Congress file on St. John's
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Swanton website

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