Christ Episcopal Church (Providence, Rhode Island)

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Christ Episcopal Church
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Location909 Eddy St., Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°48′9″N71°24′27″W / 41.80250°N 71.40750°W / 41.80250; -71.40750
Built1888 (1888)
Architect William R. Walker & Son
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 76000043 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1976

Christ Episcopal Church was an historic Episcopal church at 909 Eddy Street in Providence, Rhode Island.

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The Gothic church was built in 1888 by William R. Walker & Son and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

The church sat empty for a number of years after being closed in 1981, and began to deteriorate, earning it a place on the Providence Preservation Society annual 10 Most Endangered Properties List in 1999 and again in 2003. The building was demolished in January, 2006. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "RIP Christ Episcopal Church, Eddy Street". ArtInRuins. 2008-11-09.