St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church | |
Location | 628 Main St., Stamford, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°3′17″N73°32′2″W / 41.05472°N 73.53389°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1869 |
Architect | William Potter, Richard M. Upjohn |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne |
MPS | Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87002128 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 24, 1987 |
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church is an historic church located at 628 Main Street in Stamford, Connecticut. [2] The church (the congregation's third since its founding in 1742) is an English Gothic Revival structure, built in 1891 to a design by William Potter. It has buttressed stone construction, with a compound-arch entry and a large rose stained-glass window. The associated parish house, also a Gothic Victorian structure, was designed by Richard M. Upjohn and built in 1869–72. [3]
The first rector of St. John's Church was installed in 1748, and the following individuals have served as rector of the parish. [4] [5]
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