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Saint Thomas Episcopal Church is an
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church located at 1 Smith Avenue (the junction of
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and
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) in the village of Greenville in
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.


History

The present church, a handsome Gothic Revival stone structure, was designed by a prominent local architect,
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, and built in 1851 on land donated to the new congregation by Resolved Waterman, a Greenville native and prominent businessman. The congregation was established as an offshoot of St. Stephen's Church in
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, which was attended by Waterman and whose officiant, Rev. James Eames, was Saint Thomas' first minister. It is one of a small number of surviving designs by Tefft, who designed as many as 25 Rhode Island churches in his career. The rectory, a modest vernacular Queen Anne structure, was built in 1889. The property was listed on the
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in 1987. The current minister is the Rev. Dante A. Tavolaro .


See also

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External links


Church web site
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