St. Andrew's Church (Richmond, Virginia)

St. Andrew's Church

St. Andrew's School, early 1900s
Location 223, 224, and 227 S. Cherry St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′31.85″N 77°27′8.23″W / 37.5421806°N 77.4522861°W / 37.5421806; -77.4522861Coordinates: 37°32′31.85″N 77°27′8.23″W / 37.5421806°N 77.4522861°W / 37.5421806; -77.4522861
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1901 (1901)
Architect A.H. Ellwood; Noland & Baskerville
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP Reference # 79003294[1]
VLR # 127-0314
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 22, 1979
Designated VLR April 17, 1979[2]

St. Andrew's Church is a historic Episcopal church complex in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The complex consists of the church (1901), school (1901), parish hall (1904), Instructive Nurse Association Building (1904), and William Byrd Community House or Arents Free Library (1908). The church is a rough-faced Virginia granite, cruciform Gothic Revival style structure dominated by a 115-foot corner tower. The school and parish hall are three-story, brick buildings on a stone basements.[3]

The woodwork for the structures was provided by Richmond Wood Working Company.[4] A.H. Ellwood and Noland & Baskerville are credited as the architects. The Gothic Revival architecture site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Andrew's Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. National Register Of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form


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