Saint Paul's Episcopal Chapel (Mobile, Alabama)

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Saint Paul's Episcopal Chapel
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Saint Paul's Episcopal Chapel in 2008.
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Location Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates 30°41′53″N88°8′21″W / 30.69806°N 88.13917°W / 30.69806; -88.13917 Coordinates: 30°41′53″N88°8′21″W / 30.69806°N 88.13917°W / 30.69806; -88.13917
Built1859
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Gothic Revival
MPS 19th Century Spring Hill Neighborhood TR
NRHP reference No. 84000123 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1984

Saint Paul's Episcopal Chapel is a historic Episcopal church building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1859 in a vernacular Gothic Revival style. [2] The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the 19th Century Spring Hill Neighborhood Thematic Resource on October 18, 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Gould, Elizabeth B.; Ellen Mertins (July 12, 1982). "Saint Paul's Episcopal Chapel". 19th Century Spring Hill Thematic Group. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.