St. John's Church (
Chinese
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: 圣约翰教堂;
Foochow Romanized: ''Séng Iók-hâng Gáu-dòng'') is an abandoned
Anglican church
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located in Lequn Street No. 9,
Cangshan District
Cangshan District (, Fuzhou dialect: Chŏng-săng) is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, China.
History
* Cangshan District was formerly known as "Guatengshan" (literally, "Melon Vin ...
,
Fuzhou,
China. It is also known in the
Foochow vernacular as "石厝教堂" (''Siŏh-chuó Gáu-dòng'', lit., Stone House Church). Completed in 1860, the church was donated by
British
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people living in
Fuzhou in 1858. The church is of a typical
Gothic style
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. T. C. Walkers was the engineer who designed the building.
[《福州晚报》“福州石厝教堂” 2004年7月6日]
The site of the church was initially over 1000m
2, and the footprint of the building is around 320m
2.
The site of the church was nominated as "Historical Protection Site" in 1992. However, it is now occupied by a military unit as a printing factory, and is in a poor state of disrepair.
Photo gallery
File:St johns church 1880 1.jpeg, ca. 1880
File:St johns church 1880 2.jpeg, ca. 1880
File:St John's Church in 2008.jpg, 2008
References
Former Anglican churches in China
Churches in Fuzhou
Churches completed in 1860
Former churches in China
Gothic Revival church buildings in China
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