Grace Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)

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Grace Church
Grace Church on Reading Road in Cincinnati.jpg
Front of the church
Location3626 Reading Road
Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates 39°8′55.95″N84°29′17.69″W / 39.1488750°N 84.4882472°W / 39.1488750; -84.4882472 Coordinates: 39°8′55.95″N84°29′17.69″W / 39.1488750°N 84.4882472°W / 39.1488750; -84.4882472
Architect James W. McLaughlin; Albert C. Nash [1]
Architectural style Gothic Revival [1]
NRHP reference No. 82003581 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1982 [1]

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, formerly known as Grace Church, is an historic church in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the only church in the North Avondale neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On September 16, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Four of the original stained glass windows carry the signature Tiffany Studios, New York City, but were sold to The Cincinnati Art Museum to fund renovations on the main sanctuary in 2010.

St. Michael's Church was closed on Easter Sunday 2008.

The building now houses Gabriel's Place, which intends “to provide a safe, beautiful, and spiritually nourishing place for the Avondale Community to gather in mutual respect to learn, interact, and go out in peace." It was dedicated in 2011. Events such as free meals and gardening classes are held there. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
  2. "History". The Episcopal Church in Southern Ohio. Retrieved 2017-04-07.