St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Selma, Alabama)
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church
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St. Paul's Episcopal in 2008
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210 Lauderdale Street |
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| Coordinates: | 32°24′31″N 87°1′18″W / 32.40861°N 87.02167°WCoordinates: 32°24′31″N 87°1′18″W / 32.40861°N 87.02167°W |
| Built: | 1871-1875 |
| Architect: | The firm of Richard Upjohn and Richard M. Upjohn |
| Architectural style: | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body: | St. Paul's Episcopal Church |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75000311[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | March 25, 1975 |
St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Gothic Revival church located in Selma, Alabama, United States. The parish was established in 1838. The original sanctuary building was burned during the Battle of Selma, with credit for that act going to Union General James H. Wilson. The current building was designed by the New York firm of Richard Upjohn, it was completed in 1875.[2] The interior features several Tiffany stained glass windows designed by a local native parishioner, Clara Weaver Parrish. She was a noted artist who worked for Tiffany Studios in New York.[2][3] St. Paul's Episcopal was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1975.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Selma's Architecture and History Tour". "www.SelmaAlabama.com". http://www.selmaalabama.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=7&Itemid=61. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ "Clara Weaver Parrish (1861-1925)". "Alabama Women's Hall of Fame". http://www.awhf.org/parrish.html. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
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Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Dallas County, Alabama
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- Episcopal churches in Alabama
- Gothic Revival architecture in Alabama
- Richard Upjohn buildings
- Towers in Alabama
- Bell towers in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Selma, Alabama
- Religious organizations established in 1838
