Built 1887 Opened 1887 Phone +1 202-333-3985 | NRHP Reference # 73002118 Architectural style Gothic architecture Added to NRHP 2 April 1973 | |
Location 730 23rd Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. Address 728 23rd St NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA Similar St Luke's Episcopal Church, Church of the Epiphany, St Paul's Episcopal Church, Christ Church, Church of the Ascensio Profiles | ||
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, also known as St. Mary's, Foggy Bottom or St. Mary's Chapel, is a historic Episcopal church located at 730 23rd Street, N.W. in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. On April 2, 1973, St. Mary's Episcopal Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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History
Saint Mary’s was founded in 1867 by former members of The Church of the Epiphany, located in Downtown, Washington, D.C.. St. Mary's was the city's first African American Episcopal congregation. The congregation originally met in a Civil War barracks building known as St. Mary's Chapel for Colored People with the first Morning Prayer service held on June 9, 1867.
Architecture
Designed by architects Renwick, Aspinwall & Russell in 1887, the building is an example of Gothic Revival architecture. Decorative features include a timber roof and Tiffany glass windows.