S. Stephen's Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 114 George Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It is in the Brown University campus and is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island.
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| 41°49′32.4294″N 71°24′4.3698″W / 41.825674833°N 71.401213833°W | |
| Location | 114 George St., Providence, Rhode Island |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Rev. Benjamin Pearce Straley |
S. Stephen's Church | |
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| Built | 1860 |
| Architect | Richard Upjohn; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Part of | College Hill Historic District (ID70000019) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000001[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 6, 1973 |
| Designated NHLDCP | November 10, 1970 |
The church building, a large stone Gothic Revival structure, was designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1860–62.[2] In 1889 the congregation received a major bequest from Henry J. Steere, a prominent philanthropist and industrialist.
Its current rector is the Rev. Benjamin Pearce Straley, who was formerly Organist and Associate Director of Music of Washington National Cathedral.
The church building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Rectors
edit- Francis Vinton, 1839–1840
- George Leeds, 1840–1841
- Henry Waterman, 1841–1845
- James H. Eames, 1845–1850
- Henry Waterman, 1850–1874
- Charles W. Ward, 1875–1877
- James W. Colwell, 1878–1884
- George McClellan Fiske, 1884–1919
- Frederick Spies Penfold, 1919–1926
- Frederic Fleming, 1927–1930
- Charles Townsend, Jr., 1930–1945
- Paul van K. Thomson, 1946–1949
- Warren R. Ward, 1949–1965
- Paul C. Kintzing, 1965–1976
- Livingston T. Merchant, 1977–1980
- Ronald P. Conner, 1981–1989
- David L. Stokes, Jr., 1991–1999
- John D. Alexander, 2000–2019
- Benjamin P. Straley (2021-)
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for S. Stephen's Church" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
External links
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Media related to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Providence, Rhode Island) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Directory of historical material from Project Canterbury
- 150 Years on George Street, 2019 parish history edited by John Alexander, foreword by Richard Mammana
- NRHP registration form
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. RI-189, "S. Stephen's Church, 114 George Street, Providence, Providence County, RI", 2 photos, 5 data pages, supplemental material
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