This church has had few modifications and remains true to the original design, complete with hanging gas lights. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1866/00/00 | Edwin M Stanton | Benefactor | Edwin M Stanton has the Kalorama Hospital chapel dismantled, loaded on wagons and rebuilt on the at current St Mary's 23rd St site. | |||
| 1866/00/00 | Rev Dr John V Lewis | Vocation | Shortly after the 1866 Washington Episcopal Clergy Convocation call for the Church to organize congregations in destitute localities, the Rev Charles Hall and the Rev John V Lewis begin working to establish a new church for black people. | |||
| 1866/00/00 | Rev Dr Charles H Hall | Vocation | Shortly after the 1866 Washington Episcopal Clergy Convocation call for the Church to organize congregations in destitute localities, the Rev Charles Hall and the Rev John V Lewis begin working to establish a new church for black people. | |||
| 1867/06/09 | First church building exclusively for DC's black Episcopalians, St Barnabas Mission, holds its first service. Rev Drs Hall and Lewis share the pulpit. Stanton had the Kalorama Hospital chapel taken apart, loaded on wagons and rebuilt on the at 23rd St. | |||||
| 1885/05/00 | James Renwick Jr | Architect | Parishioner Judge J C Bancroft Davis selects the same architect for St Mary's who had so impressively expanded St John's in 1883: James Renwick, Jr. | |||
| 1887/00/00 | Renwick, Aspinwall and Russell | Architect | Renwick's focal points are articulated in the chancel framed by an arch of contrasting brick and the timber roof. All of the chancel furniture was designed by Renwick and made in New York City under his supervision. | |||
| 1887/00/00 | Tiffany Studios | Artisan | Memorial for Edwin Stanton and triptych window over the altar feature saints of African descent. | |||
| 1887/00/00 | Maison Lorin, Chartres | Artisan | The stained glass windows are designed and executed according to Judge Davis' specific instructions by the firm Renwick considers the finest in the world, Lorin of Chartres, France. |
| Particulars for St Mary's Episcopal Church: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Gothic Revival |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
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