St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Prairieville, Alabama)

St. Andrew's Church

St. Andrew's in 2011
Location Prairieville, Alabama
Coordinates 32°30′38.99″N 87°42′5.03″W / 32.5108306°N 87.7013972°W / 32.5108306; -87.7013972Coordinates: 32°30′38.99″N 87°42′5.03″W / 32.5108306°N 87.7013972°W / 32.5108306; -87.7013972
Area 3 acres (12,000 m2)
Built 1853
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic
NRHP Reference # 73000347
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 7, 1973[1]
Designated NHL November 7, 1973[2]

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, also known as St. Andrew's Church, in Prairieville, Alabama, is a small Carpenter Gothic-style church built in 1853 by the slaves of Henry Augustine Tayloe of Gallion, Alabama, who served as Secretary of the Alabama Diocesan Episcopal Convention. He was appointed to canvass the State to build up a Bishop's Fund. The exterior of the church features wooden buttresses. It appears to have been built from a design in the book Rural Architecture by architect Richard Upjohn.[3]

St. Andrew's was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1973,[1] and was declared a National Historic Landmark on the same day.[3] Public access is allowed to this National Historic Landmark.[4] It is located 8 miles (13 km) east of Demopolis on U.S. Route 80.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "St. Andrew's Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  3. 1 2 W. Warner Floyd (May 3, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: St. Andrew's Church" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1973. (2.81 MB)
  4. ↑ http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1319&ResourceType=Building


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