St. Clement's Chapel
| St. Clement's Chapel Built in 1890 as: | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Carpenter Gothic |
| Town or city | 815 Piedmont Drive, Tallahassee, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Construction started | 1890 |
| Completed | 1890 |
| Cost | $3,500.00 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | One story wooden frame building |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Betton of Tallahassee |
St. Clement's Chapel, also known as St. Clement's Chapel of the Church of the Advent, is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal church building located at 815 Piedmont Drive in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. It was designed and built in 1890 by William Betton as St. Clement's Episcopal Church 15 miles (24 km) to the east in Lloyd in Jefferson County and was named for the church of the same name in Manhattan, New York. Dedicated by Bishop Edwin Gardner Weed of the Episcopal Diocese of Florida in 1895, it was a small but active congregation in Lloyd until dwindling membership and the need for extensive repairs forced its deactivation in November 1958. In June 1959 it was given to the fledgling Church of the Advent in Tallahassee and was moved to its present location that summer and renovated. It was rededicated on Advent Sunday, November 29, 1959. The Church of the Advent used the building as its main place of worship until 1996 when it was replaced by an adjacent, more modern and larger edifice. St. Clement's Chapel is still used for the 8:00 A.M. Sunday services as well as for weddings and other events. Unlike many Carpenter Gothic style Episcopal churches in Florida, St. Clement's Chapel has all of its original furnishings. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
References
- ^ St. Clement's Chapel at Waymarking
- ^ St. Clement's Chapel at Tallahassee Daily Photo
- ^ Video of St. Clement's Chapel from the Florida Channel
- ^ Cushman, Joseph D., Jr., A Goodly Heritage: The Episcopal Church in Florida, 1821-1892, Gainesville: University of Florida Press (1965) pp. 126, 174, 203.
- ^ Photos of St. Clement's Chapel at Florida Memory
- ^ UF summary of book: History of St. Clement Chapel
- ^ * 50th Anniversary Celebration of St. Clement's Chapel
External links
- Historic buildings and structures in Leon County, Florida
- Buildings and structures in Tallahassee, Florida
- Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Florida
- Episcopal churches in Florida
- Carpenter Gothic churches in Florida
- Relocated buildings and structures in Florida
- Churches completed in 1890
- 19th-century Episcopal churches
- Churches in Leon County, Florida
- 1890 establishments in Florida