Grace Episcopal Church (Galveston, Texas)

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29°17′39″N94°48′23″W / 29.29417°N 94.80639°W / 29.29417; -94.80639
Location	1115 36th St., Galveston, Texas
Country	United States
Denomination	Episcopal
Website	www.gracechurchgalveston.org
History
Status	Church
Founded	1876
Consecrated	1895
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Nicholas J. Clayton, architect Silas McBee, interior designer Thomas Darragh, contractor
Style	Gothic Revival
Years built	1894 (1894)-1895 (1895)
Construction cost	$30,000 USD
Specifications
Length	109 feet (33 m)
Width	50 feet (15 m)
Other dimensions	1 acre (0.40 ha) (grounds area)
Materials	Limestone
Administration
Province	Province VII
Diocese	Episcopal Diocese of Texas
Deanery	Galveston
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle
Auxiliary Bishop(s)	Rt. Rev. Dena A. Harrison, Suffragan Rt. Rev. Jeff W. Fisher, Suffragan Rt. Rev. Hector F. Monterroso, Assistant
Dean	Rev. Jim Liberatore
Deacon(s)	Rev. Nick Earl, Deacon in Charge
Grace Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
NRHP reference No.	75001980 [1]
RTHL No.	7477
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 3, 1975
Designated RTHL	1967

Grace Episcopal Church is a historic church at 1115 36th Street in Galveston, Texas. It was built in 1894 and added to the National Register in 1975.

History

The history of Grace Episcopal Church is traceable to a mission Sunday School founded by the Rectory of Trinity Church in Galveston, which was located for the convenience of suburban residents in the 1840s. In 1876, its members received permission from the rector to establish Grace Episcopal Church. Their first sanctuary was a wooden building at the corner of Avenue L and 36th Street. ^[2]

Henry Rosenberg gifted $30,000 to Grace Episcopal Church for a new building. The church commissioned Nicholas J. Clayton to design a High Victorian Gothic church constructed of stone. The old building was moved down the street and the new building was completed in 1895. ^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal
• Christianity portal
• Texas portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Galveston County

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "History". Grace Episcopal Church. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
3. Beasley and Fox (1996), p. 172.

Bibliography

• Beasley, Ellen; Fox, Stephen (1996). Galveston Architecture Guide. Houston: Rice University Press. ISBN   0-89263-346-8.

External links

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