Christ Church Cathedral, built in 1916 to replace the earlier 1874 building, is the

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. It is the mother church for the

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, the

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of which is located in Eau Claire. The cathedral and parish house were added to the

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in 1982.

The

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and the

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were designed by Minnesota architects Purcell, Feick and Elmslie in 1909. The

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of the church was designed by

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six years later. Their designs reflect their "use of English antecedents." The cathedral has stained glass windows that a church pamphlet describes as 'among some of the finest in the country in richness and ecclesiastical style'. Six windows were designed by Heaton, Butler, and Bayne of London; others were supplied by Wippell Company of

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. with The parish house is a two-and-a-half-story stone and stucco building. Also designed by Purcell and Elmslie is the

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, also in Eau Claire, also listed on the National Register (in 1974).

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Episcopal churches in Wisconsin Christ Church Eau Claire Churches in Eau Claire, Wisconsin Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Churches completed in 1916 20th-century Episcopal church buildings National Register of Historic Places in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

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