Church of the Epiphany (Washington, D.C.)
The Church of the Epiphany | |
Church of the Epiphany in 2022 | |
| Location | 1317 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′55″N 77°1′49.7″W / 38.89861°N 77.030472°W |
| Built | 1844 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000996 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 1971 |
The Church of the Epiphany, built in 1844,[2] is an historic Episcopal church located at 1317 G Street, N.W., in Washington, D.C. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1971. The church reported 319 members in 2015 and 173 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $498,037. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) in 2024 was 43 persons.[3]
The parish was organized in 1842, and the new building consecrated in 1852. During the next five years, a tower, transepts and chancel were added. In 1858, the congregation established the Epiphany Church home to help the poor and sick.[4] The American Civil War split the congregation. As Senator, Jefferson Davis had rented pew number 14, and three of his children were confirmed at the church. After secession, when Davis moved to Richmond, Virginia and became the Confederacy's president, that pew was rented by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. On March 6, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln attended the funeral of General Frederick Lander at this church, which also served as a hospital between May and December of that year.[5]
National Register listing
- Church of the Epiphany ** (added 1971 - Building - #71000996)
- 1317 G St., NW., Washington
- Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Harkness, John W.
- Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
- Area of Significance: Religion, Architecture
- Period of Significance: 1825–1849, 1850–1874
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Religion
- Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
- Current Function: Religion
- Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Washington City August 15, 1843 [Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.] The Sun (1837-1985); Aug 16, 1843; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Baltimore Sun (1837-1985) pg. 4
- ^ "Explore Individual Parochial Report Trends". General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ "Parish History". epiphanydc.org. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "History of the Diocese". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
External links
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