S. Stephen's Church (Providence, Rhode Island)

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S. Stephen's Church (Providence, Rhode Island)
41°49′32.4294″N71°24′4.3698″W / 41.825674833°N 71.401213833°W / 41.825674833; -71.401213833
Location114 George St., Providence, Rhode Island
Clergy
Rector The Rev. Benjamin Pearce Straley
S. Stephen's Church
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Built1860
Architect Richard Upjohn; Multiple
Architectural styleGothic
Part of College Hill Historic District (ID70000019)
NRHP reference No. 73000001 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 6, 1973
Designated NHLDCPNovember 10, 1970

S. Stephen's Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 114 George Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. Located in the midst of the Brown University campus, it is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, with a strong Anglo-Catholic identity.

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The church building, a large stone Gothic Revival structure, was designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1860–62. [2] In 1889 the congregation received a major bequest from Henry J. Steere, a prominent philanthropist and industrialist.

Its current rector is the Rev. Benjamin Pearce Straley, who was formerly Organist and Associate Director of Music of Washington National Cathedral.

The church building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

Rectors

  1. Francis Vinton, 1839–1840
  2. George Leeds, 1840–1841
  3. Henry Waterman, 1841–1845
  4. James H. Eames, 1845–1850
  5. Henry Waterman, 1850–1874
  6. Charles W. Ward, 1875–1877
  7. James W. Colwell, 1878–1884
  8. George McClellan Fiske, 1884–1919
  9. Frederick Spies Penfold, 1919–1926
  10. Frederic Fleming, 1927–1930
  11. Charles Townsend, Jr., 1930–1945
  12. Paul van K. Thomson, 1946–1949
  13. Warren R. Ward, 1949–1965
  14. Paul C. Kintzing, 1965–1976
  15. Livingston T. Merchant, 1977–1980
  16. Ronald P. Conner, 1981–1989
  17. David L. Stokes, Jr., 1991–1999
  18. John D. Alexander, 2000–2019
  19. Benjamin P. Straley (2021-)

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "NRHP nomination for S. Stephen's Church" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 29, 2014.

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