Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

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Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
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Location Downtown Colorado Springs at the corner of N Tejon and Monument Streets
Coordinates 38°50′36″N104°49′21″W / 38.84333°N 104.82249°W / 38.84333; -104.82249 Coordinates: 38°50′36″N104°49′21″W / 38.84333°N 104.82249°W / 38.84333; -104.82249
Built 1926

Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is a church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Home rule municipality in Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality that is the largest city by area in Colorado as well as the county seat and the most populous municipality of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in the east central portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located 60 miles (97 km) south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church was founded in 1923, when the then two parishes – Grace Church (founded in 1873) and St. Stephen’s (founded in 1894) -- merged. The united church, under the leadership of the Rev. Arthur Taft, was established on the site of St. Stephen's, which today serves as the parish hall. The current Gothic Revival structure was designed by architects Frohman, Robb and Little, who also designed the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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Harry Britton Little was an American architect during the early twentieth century. In 1921, Little formed a partnership with E. Donald Robb and Philip H. Frohman. Together they gained national recognition as architects for the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. They also worked on other major works such as the Episcopal Cathedral in Baltimore and the chapel of Trinity College, Hartford.

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