St. John's Episcopal Church (Worthington, Ohio)

St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church, Christmas 2010.
Location 700 High Street, Worthington, Ohio
Coordinates 40°05′18.2″N 83°01′02.3″W / 40.088389°N 83.017306°W / 40.088389; -83.017306Coordinates: 40°05′18.2″N 83°01′02.3″W / 40.088389°N 83.017306°W / 40.088389; -83.017306
Area 1.66 acres [1]
Built 1827-31
Architect John Snow
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 80003019[2]
Added to NRHP April 17, 1980[2][3]

St. John's Episcopal Church was founded in 1804 by James Kilbourne, the same Episcopal deacon who founded the city in which the church resides, Worthington, Ohio, and for whom a nearby high school (Worthington Kilbourne High School) and middle school (Kilbourne Middle School) are named. It was the first Episcopal church built west of the Allegheny Mountains, built between 1827-1831, with Kilbourne Hall (the parish house) constructed in 1927 and the church's Early Education Center in 1962.

St. John's is among the 80 member congregations comprising the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio.

In addition to the church itself, the Township Hall and cemetery behind the church were all inducted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1980.[2][3] The cemetery behind the church contains at least 317 burials from the community from between 1804 and 1882.[4]

The graveyard behind St. John's Episcopal Church in Worthington, Ohio.

References

  1. ↑ "Franklin County Auditor public records search". 100-000329-00. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  2. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 "Ohio: Franklin County". "National Register Historic Places". Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  4. ↑ "A Short History of St. John's Episcopal Church in Worthington, Ohio". Retrieved 2016-12-06.


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