Emmanuel Church (Newport, Rhode Island)

Emmanuel Church
Emmanuel Church in 2008
Location42 Dearborn St., Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°28′46.5″N 71°18′45″W / 41.479583°N 71.31250°W / 41.479583; -71.31250
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1900-1902
ArchitectCram, Goodhue & Ferguson
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
Websiteemmanuelnewport.org
Part ofSouthern Thames Historic District (ID08000314)
NRHP reference No.96000574[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1996
Designated CPJune 26, 2008

Emmanuel Church is an historic Episcopal church at 42 Dearborn Street in Newport, Rhode Island. The church began as a mission of Newport's Trinity Church in 1841. In 1852, it was admitted into the diocese as Emmanuel Free Church in its own right.[2]

The current building was designed by architectural firm Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson in Late Gothic Revival style. It was built between 1900 and 1902, thanks to a donation in memory of John Nicholas Brown I by his widow, Natalie Bayard Brown. Brown donated the reredos and murals in 1921 in honor of Armistice Day.[2] In the early 1930s, E. Power Biggs served as its organist.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "The Emmanuel History". Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.