St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.)

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St. Luke's Episcopal Church Washington, D.C.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Location	1514 15th Street,N.W. Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′37″N 77°2′5″W / 38.91028°N 77.03472°W / 38.91028; -77.03472Coordinates: 38°54′37″N 77°2′5″W / 38.91028°N 77.03472°W / 38.91028; -77.03472
Built	1876-1880
NRHP Reference #	76002131
Added to NRHP	May 11, 1976^[1]
Designated NHL	May 11, 1976^[2]

St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 1514 15th Street,N.W., in Washington, D.C.. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and further was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1976.^[2]^[3]

History

In 1875, some members of St. Mary's Chapel for Colored People in Foggy Bottom and their rector, the Rev. Alexander Crummell of New York City, left St. Mary's to found St. Luke's as the first independent black Episcopal church in Washington. St. Luke's was chartered as a Colored Episcopal Mission. Its neighborhood of Columbia Heights had numerous black families. Calvin T. S. Brent, generally considered to be Washington's first black architect, designed the church after an Anglican church in Coventry, England. Construction on the church began in 1876 and was completed in 1880.

The first service was held on Thanksgiving Day 1879. Alexander Crummell served as rector until his retirement in 1894.^[4]

National Register listing

St. Luke's Episcopal Church *** (added 1976 - Building - #76002131)
15th and Church Sts., NW, Washington
Historic Significance: Person
Historic Person: Crummell,Alexander
Significant Year: 1876, 1898
Area of Significance: Social History, Education, Black, Literature
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-function: Religious Structure

Present status

St. Luke's continues as an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. As of 2012, the Priest-in-Charge is the Rev. Ray D. Massenburg; .^[5]

Sources

Library of Congress American Memory, which does not permit direct links: A search for "St. Luke's" will pull up a long list which will include St Luke's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.

References

↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "St. Luke's Episcopal Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
↑ ____ (, 19). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: _____ (pdf). National Park Service. Check date values in: |date= (help) and Accompanying ____ photos, exterior and interior, from 19___ (32 KB)
↑ "St. Luke's Episcopal Church", African American Heritage Trail
↑ "Clergy", St. Luke's Website

External links

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St. Luke's website
Diocesan Listing for St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Alexander Crummell, 1994 Episcopal Calendar
"St. Luke's Episcopal Church", African American Heritage Trail Register of Historic Places

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