Christ Church (Church Hill, Mississippi)

Christ Church is a historic church on MS 553 in Church Hill, Mississippi.

Christ Church
Front and side of church in 2016
Christ Church
Location of church in Mississippi
Christ Church
Location of church in the United States
LocationOn MS 553 in Church Hill, Mississippi
Coordinates31°42′54″N 91°14′17″W
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1858 (1858)
Built byN.L. Carpenter
ArchitectJ. Edward Smith
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.77000790
Added to NRHP6 May 1977[1]

Description and history

The building was designed by architect J. Edward Smith in the Gothic Revival style. The brick building is covered in stucco that is scored to simulate ashlar masonry. This stucco was original salmon colored. The nave is rectangular with four bays on each side with narrow lancet windows between buttresses.

It was built in 1858 for the first Episcopalian congregation in Mississippi. This was their third church building and bricks from the second church (1829) were used in its construction. The first had been a log structure built under the guidance of Rev. Adam Cloud who had been expelled for preaching in the area by the Spanish when the area was part of Spanish West Florida. The church was occupied by soldiers of the Union Army in 1864 during the American Civil War. The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1977.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System (#77000790)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  2. Allen, William C.; Chronister, W. Norman (6 May 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination". National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. Retrieved 25 Feb 2020. With 4 photos by WC Allen from 1976.


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