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St. John's Episcopal Church (Laurel Hill, Louisiana)

Coordinates: 30°57′24″N 91°20′29″W / 30.95667°N 91.34139°W / 30.95667; -91.34139
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St. John's Episcopal Church
St. John's Episcopal Church (Laurel Hill, Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
St. John's Episcopal Church (Laurel Hill, Louisiana)
St. John's Episcopal Church (Laurel Hill, Louisiana) is located in the United States
St. John's Episcopal Church (Laurel Hill, Louisiana)
LocationOld Laurel Hill Rd., Laurel Hill, Louisiana
Coordinates30°57′24″N 91°20′29″W / 30.95667°N 91.34139°W / 30.95667; -91.34139
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1873
ArchitectWilliam Goddard
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.84000016[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1984

St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic church on Old Laurel Hill Road in Laurel Hill, Louisiana. It is maintained as a chapel of Grace Church of West Feliciana Parish.[2]

It was built in 1873 and added to the National Register in 1984.

History

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In 1872, the Reverend J.P. Lytton, of Woodville, Mississippi held Episcopalian services in Laurel Hill. The demand for services was large enough that Bishop Wilmer held services on March 17, 1873, and commissioned J. Burruss McGehee to be a lay reader to hold further services. These were held at first in the local Methodist chapel and then at the home of Colonel V.D. Walsh.

The parish was organized as St. John's Church on September 28, 1873, with the Reverend A.G. Bakewell as rector; McGehee as senior warden and Walsh as junior warden.

William Goddard built the church with the first service was held on November 23, 1873. Total cost of the construction including furniture was $2,200. Colonel Walsh contributed $1,000 and the church became a memorial to his only daughter, Susie Jessie Walsh. The church was consecrated on Whitsunday, May 14, 1874. Early rectors included J. Wilmer Turner, Frank E. Evans, and E.W. Hunter,[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Ministries and Programs". Grace Church of West Feliciana Parish. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Saint John's". Grace Church of West Feliciana Parish. Retrieved August 6, 2016. Note that the webpage is copied from p. 225 of the "History of the Diocese of Louisiana, 1805-1888"