St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church (Stamford, Connecticut)

St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
Location628 Main St., Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°3′17″N 73°32′2″W / 41.05472°N 73.53389°W / 41.05472; -73.53389
Arealess than one acre
Built1869
ArchitectWilliam Potter, Richard M. Upjohn
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne
MPSDowntown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes TR
NRHP reference No.87002128[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1987

St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church is an historic church located at 628 Main Street in Stamford, Connecticut.[2] The church (the congregation's third since its founding in 1742) is an English Gothic Revival structure, built in 1891 to a design by William Potter. It has buttressed stone construction, with a compound-arch entry and a large rose stained-glass window. The associated parish house, also a Gothic Victorian structure, was designed by Richard M. Upjohn and built in 1869–72.[3]

Rectors

The first rector of St. John's Church was installed in 1748, and the following individuals have served as rector of the parish.[4][5]

  • Ebeneezer Dibblee, 1748–1799
  • Jonathan Judd, 1812–1822
  • Ambrose Seymour Todd, 1823–1861
  • Walter Mitchell, 1861–1866
  • William Tatlock, 1866–1896
  • Charles Morris Addison, 1897–1919
  • Gerald A. Cunningham, 1920–1942
  • Stanley F. Hemsley, 1942–1974
  • Douglas E. Theuner, 1974–1986
  • Leander Harding, 1989–2005
  • James R. Wheeler, 2007–2019
  • Andrew A. Kryzak, 2022-

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "St. John's Episcopal Church". St. John's Episcopal Church. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "St. John's Announces a New Rector". www.stamfordplus.com.
  5. ^ "History".

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