Saint Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic building in
Columbus, Ohio
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Description and history
Built in 1903, it served as an
Episcopal
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*Of or relating to a bishop, an overseer in the Christian church
*Episcopate, the see of a bishop – a diocese
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church in the past. It is an example of
Late Gothic Revival
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style architecture. The large stone building displays simple massing,
buttress
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es and cut stone detailing that exemplifies that style. On the south
facade the arched entry, in a projecting
bay
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, is echoed by the large sanctuary window. This fenestration features a
Tudor arch
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and extensive
tracery
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. The building is located at 787 E. Broad Street. The stone building is the second church built by the local Episcopalian congregation. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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on December 17, 1986, as part of a group of properties, the "East Broad Street Multiple Resource Area".
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See also
* History of Ohio
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* History of religion in the United States
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References
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Churches in Columbus, Ohio
Churches completed in 1903
20th-century Episcopal church buildings
National Register of Historic Places in Columbus, Ohio
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Gothic Revival church buildings in Ohio
Broad Street (Columbus, Ohio)
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