Grace Church (Providence, Rhode Island)
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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′18″N 71°24′50″W / 41.82167°N 71.41389°WCoordinates: 41°49′18″N 71°24′50″W / 41.82167°N 71.41389°W |
| Built | 1845 |
| Architect | Upjohn, Richard; Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| Part of | Downtown Providence Historic District (#84001967) |
| NRHP Reference # | 72000042 [1] |
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| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1972 |
| Designated CP | February 10, 1984 |
Grace Church is an historic Episcopal church at 175 Mathewson Street at Westminster Street, in downtown Providence, Rhode Island.
The building
The church building was designed by architect Richard Upjohn and built in 1845-46, when the area had a much more residential character. It is a relatively simple expression of Gothic Revival architecture, and is notable as the first building in which Upjohn used asymmetry in a church's massing.[2] The building was remodeled in 1912 by Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson with a parish house addition.
History
By 1829, the population of Providence was spreading from the east side of the Providence River to the west.[3] 25 parishioners of the St. John's Episcopal Church on Providence's East Side built a small church on the site of the old Providence Theater on the west side.[3] By 1835 the congregation grew to 260, and by 1844, the building was becoming too small and unsafe.[3] Richard Upjohn, the foremost architect of his time, was hired to design a new building on the same site. The new building was completed in 1846.[3]
Rhode Island Governor Elisha Dyer and his family were members of Grace Church.[4]
The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Grace Church" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "History of Grace". Grace Church Providence. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island 1. J.H. Beers & Company. 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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