St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church (Stamford, Connecticut)

St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
Location 628 Main St., Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°3′17″N 73°32′2″W / 41.05472°N 73.53389°W / 41.05472; -73.53389Coordinates: 41°3′17″N 73°32′2″W / 41.05472°N 73.53389°W / 41.05472; -73.53389
Area less than one acre
Built 1869
Architect William Potter, Richard M. Upjohn
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne
MPS Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes TR
NRHP reference # 87002128[1]
Added to NRHP December 24, 1987

St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church is an historic church located at 628 Main Street in Stamford, Connecticut.[2] The church is an English Gothic Revival structure, built in 1891 to a design by William Potter. It has buttressed stone construction, with a compound-arch entry and a large rose stained-glass window. The associated parish house, also a Gothic Victorian structure, was designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1869-72.[3]

Rectors

The position of rector of St. John's Church has been in effect since 1748.[4][5]

  • Ebeneezer Dibblee 1748-1799
  • Jonathan Judd 1812-1822
  • Ambrose Seymour Todd 1823-1861
  • Walter Mitchell 1861-1866
  • William Tatlock 1866-1896
  • Charles Morris Addison 1897-1919
  • Gerald A. Cunningham 1920-1942
  • Stanley F. Hemsley 1942-1974
  • Douglas E. Theuner 1974-1986
  • Leander Harding 1989-2005
  • James Wheeler (2007–present)

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Official Website
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  4. ↑ http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/Local_2/St_John_s_announces_new_Rector1522.shtml
  5. ↑ http://www.stjohns-stamford.org/parishlife/history/


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