St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Virginia City, Nevada)

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, March 1937
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LocationF & Taylor Streets
Virginia City, Nevada
Coordinates 39°18′33″N119°38′53″W / 39.30917°N 119.64806°W / 39.30917; -119.64806
Built1876
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic
Part of Virginia City Historic District (ID66000458 [1] )

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic-style Episcopal church building located at F and Taylor Streets in Virginia City, Nevada, United States. It was built in 1876 to replace an earlier church that had burned down in 1875. [2] St Paul's Parish, founded on September 1, 1861, is still an active congregation in the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada. [3]

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a contributing property in the Virginia City Historic District which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Old post card of St. Paul's Episcopal Church
  3. Episcopal Diocese of Nevada list of parishes