St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Cahaba, Alabama)
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| St. Luke's Episcopal Church | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Cahaba, Alabama, United States |
| Built/Founded: | 1854, moved 1876 & 2006-2007 |
| Added to NRHP: | March 25, 1975 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 82002008[1] |
| Governing body: | Alabama Historical Commission |
St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic church, which was built in 1854 at Cahaba, the first capital of Alabama. The unknown builder closely followed plans published by architect Richard Upjohn in his 1852 book Rural Architecture.[2] Exterior features include board and batten sheathing, lancet windows and pointed arch doorways. The building originally had wooden buttresses and a square belltower on the corner to the left of the current main front entrance, the tower was not rebuilt when the building was later relocated.[2]
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Because of the danger of flooding, the church was dismantled in 1876 and moved to the village of Martin's Station where it was reassembled. It later was used by an African-American Baptist congregation for over 60 years before being abandoned.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1982.
During the academic year 2006-2007, students from Auburn University's Rural Project carefully dismantled the church building so that it could be moved back to Cahaba and reassembled on the Cahaba State Historic Site.[3][4] During the current school year 2007-2008, the students are reassembling the building at Cahaba,[5] near the corner of Cahaba Road and Capitol Avenue.[4]
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 Sketch of St. Lukes, done sometime after 1854, when building was still located in its original location. |
 Northern side and western rear view in 1934. |
 Interior view toward chancel in 1934. |
 Northern side view in 2002. |
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- ^ a b Gamble, Robert Historic architecture in Alabama: a guide to styles and types, 1810-1930, page 83. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, 1990. ISBN 0817311343.
- ^ a b "Some Gwin Gravesite Photos". "John Gwin's Genealogy Homepage". Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- ^ a b Leytham, Tammy (2007-03-18). "Auburn students reconstruct St. Luke's Episcopal Church". "Selma Times Journal". Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
- ^ "Rural Studio 2nd Year". "Auburn University School of Architecture Rural Studio". Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
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