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St. Mary's Episcopal Church, also known as St. Mary's, Foggy Bottom or St. Mary's Chapel, is a historic
Saint Mary's was founded in 1867 by former members of The Church of the Epiphany, located in
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
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Episcopal
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church located at 730 23rd Street, N.W. in the Foggy Bottom
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neighborhood
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of Washington, D.C.
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1973.
History
Saint Mary's was founded in 1867 by former members of The Church of the Epiphany, located in Downtown
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, Washington, D.C. St. Mary's was the city's first African American
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Episcopal congregation. The congregation originally met in a Civil War barracks building known as St. Mary's Chapel for Colored People with the first Morning Prayer service held on June 9, 1867.
Architecture
Designed by architects Renwick, Aspinwall & Russell in 1887, the building is an example ofGothic Revival architecture
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...
. Decorative features include a timber roof and Tiffany glass windows.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Churches completed in 1887 19th-century Episcopal church buildings African-American history of Washington, D.C. Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Episcopal churches in Washington, D.C. Buildings and structures in Foggy Bottom Gothic Revival church buildings in Washington, D.C. Religious organizations established in 1867 1867 establishments in Washington, D.C. Christianity and race African-American historic places {{WashingtonDC-Anglican-church-stub