Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1845/00/00 | Thomas S Stewart | Architect | St Paul's Church is built as a branch of the Monumental Church. | |||
1859/00/00 | General Convention of the Episcopal Church holds its first meeting in the American South. | |||||
1860/10/00 | Edward VII of England | Dignitary | The Prince of Wales, future King Edward VII, attends Sunday service at St Paul's. | |||
1862/00/00 | Jefferson F Davis | Faith | Jefferson Davis is confirmed as a member of St Paul's Episcopal | |||
1865/04/02 | Jefferson F Davis | Confederate President | During Sunday service, President Davis receives a message that General Lee is withdrawing from Petersburg and will no longer protect Richmond. Davis quietly leaves the church before the end of the service. | Flight of Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet | ||
1865/04/02 | Jefferson F Davis | Confederate President | During Sunday service, President Davis receives a message that General Lee is withdrawing from Petersburg and will no longer protect Richmond. Davis quietly leaves the church before the end of the service. | Fall of Richmond 1865 | ||
1895/11/07 | Irene Langhorne Gibson | Bride | Irene Langhorne marries Charles Dana Gibson at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Richmond. | Marriage of Irene Langhorne and Charles Dana Gibson | ||
1897/10/05 | Lewis Ginter | In Memoriam | The funeral for Lewis Ginter is held at St Paul's Church. Flags throughout Richmond fly at half-mast and the doors of businesses and charities associated with Ginter are decorated with black mourning crepe. | |||
1911/00/00 | Rev Dr Walter Russell Bowie, author of such hymns as "Lord Christ, When First Thou Cam'st to Men" and "O Holy City, Seen of John", baptized at St Paul's in 1883, serves as rector from 1911-1923. | |||||
1990/01/13 | Pre-inaugural prayer service for L Douglas Wilder, America's first elected African-American State governor, is held at St Paul's |
Particulars for St Paul's Episcopal Church: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
Level of Significance | National |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Religious Property |
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