St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Tampa, Florida)

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Basic information
Location 505 North Marion Street
Tampa, Florida
Affiliation Episcopal Church
Territory Diocese of Southwest Florida
Province Province IV (Sewanee)
Country United States of America
Status Active parish
Leadership The Rev. John Reese, Rector
Website www.saintandrewstampa.org
Architectural description
Architect(s) Miller, Michael J.
Kennard, Francis J.[1]
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Mediterranean Revival[1]
Groundbreaking 1904[1]
Completed

1907[1]

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Coordinates 27°56′58″N 82°27′24″W / 27.94944°N 82.45667°W / 27.94944; -82.45667Coordinates: 27°56′58″N 82°27′24″W / 27.94944°N 82.45667°W / 27.94944; -82.45667
NRHP Reference # 09000200[2][3]
Added to NRHP April 15, 2009[2]

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is an active Episcopal parish and historic church building in Tampa, Florida, United States. The structure is located downtown at 505 North Marion Street[2] (corner of Marion and Madison Streets), however, the parish offices are located at 509 East Twiggs Street.[4] On April 15, 2009, the church building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[2] Francis J. Kennard and Michael J. Miller are credited as the building's architects.

The congregation was officially established on July 24, 1871, and was the first Episcopal church in the city of Tampa. Initially, a hospital building at Fort Brooke was used for worship services. In 1877, the congregation purchased the block of land bounded by Marion, Twiggs, Morgan, and Madison Streets, where they are presently located. A wood frame church was erected on the site in 1883.[5]

Construction on their current church building began in 1904 and three years later, the structure was completed. The historic Mediterranean Revival style building was designed by the prominent local architectural firm of Michael J. Miller & Francis J. Kennard, who had designed the Belleview-Biltmore Hotel and other significant structures which today are also NRHP-listed. Their design for St. Andrew's incorporated several components from the original wooden church, including the stained glass windows, communion rail, and lectern.[5]

As Tampa's population grew and the city expanded, St. Andrew's parish helped to establish the local Episcopal congregations of St. John's and St. Mary's.[5] The church is under the Tampa Deanery of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida, which is within Province 4 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.[4]

Next door to the historic church, on the same block at the corner of Twiggs and Marion Streets, is the six-story Western Union Building. The Art Deco styled, commercial office building built in 1929 was purchased by St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in 1996.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rajtar, Steve (2007). "The 1900s". A Guide to Historic Tampa. The History Press. p. 63. ISBN 1-59629-253-9. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 4/13/09 through 4/17/09". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-04-28.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. 1 2 Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "St. Andrew's Episcopal Church". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
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