St. John's Episcopal Church

Jct. of Jefferson St. and Elm Ave., SW corner, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Roanoke.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 23, 1991. NRIS 91001083.

Also known as:

  • DHR File No. 128-236
  • See Also:Southwest Historic District

From Wikipedia:

St. John's Episcopal Church (Roanoke, Virginia)

St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1891–1892, and is a Gothic style limestone church designed by Charles M. Burns of Philadelphia. The building is a nave-plan, clerestory-style church that includes a corner bell tower and a narthex and chapel in the rear. A Tudor Revival style parish house was constructed in 1923. The church's congregation is one of the city's oldest, and has included many prominent local, state, and national leaders. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683323

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