Blandford Church


  • Type: Church
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

Blandford Church of Bristol Parish is the third building of the parish and receives its name from the town of Blandford, now part of the City of Petersburg. The sanctuary is notable for fifteen stain glass windows, design, created and installed under the supervision of Louis Comfort Tiffany. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1736/00/00 Original block of Blandford Church is built in 1736 or 1737 by Mr Thomas Ravenscroft.
1769/00/00 North wing and the surrounding brick wall of Blandford Church added between 1752 and 1769 by Colonel Richard Bland.
1912/00/00 Louis Comfort Tiffany Artisan From 1901 to 1912, Louis C Tiffany and his team of artists design, created and installed 15 stain glass windows, financed with contributions solicited by the Ladies' Memorial Association from each of the Confederate states in honor of their war dead.

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Blandford Cemetery
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Particulars for Blandford Church:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Building Type Church
Historic Use Religious Property
Building Attribute Stained Glass



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 72001513
Resource Type:
Owner: Local
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799
Significant Year: c 1736, c 1752, c 1769
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-Function: Religious structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-Function: Religious structure

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