Built 1876-1880 Designated NHL May 11, 1976 Architectural style Gothic architecture Added to NRHP 11 May 1976 | NRHP Reference # 76002131 Opened 1879 Phone +1 202-667-4394 | |
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Location 1514 15th Street,N.W.Washington, D.C. Address 1514 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA Similar St Mary's Episcopal Church, St John's Episcopal Church - L, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Grace Reformed Church - S, Church of the Epiphany | ||
St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 1514 15th Street,N.W., in Washington, D.C.. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and further was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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History
In 1875, some members of St. Mary's Chapel for Colored People in Foggy Bottom and their rector, the Rev. Alexander Crummell of New York City, left St. Mary's to found St. Luke's as the first independent black Episcopal church in Washington. St. Luke's was chartered as a Colored Episcopal Mission. Its neighborhood of Columbia Heights had numerous black families. Calvin T. S. Brent, generally considered to be Washington's first black architect, designed the church after an Anglican church in Coventry, England. Construction on the church began in 1876 and was completed in 1880.
The first service was held on Thanksgiving Day 1879. Alexander Crummell served as rector until his retirement in 1894.
National Register listing
Present status
St. Luke's continues as an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. As of 2012, the Priest-in-Charge is the Rev. Ray D. Massenburg; .