St. Luke's Episcopal Church
National Register of Historic Places

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

Browns, Dallas County, Alabama
Listed
March 25, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
82002008

About this property

St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic Carpenter Gothic church built in 1850s at Cahaba, Alabama, the state’s first capital from 1820 to 1826. The unknown builder closely followed plans published by architect Richard Upjohn in his 1852 book Rural Architecture. The Gothic Revival structure features lancet windows, pointed arch doorways, and vertical board and batten sheathing. The building originally had a square bell tower at the front corner, but it was not rebuilt when the church was relocated in 1878 to Martin's Station. The church was disassembled and relocated to Cahaba in 2007, where it was reassembled at Old Cahawba Archaeological Park.

Location

Browns, Dallas County, Alabama
32.32177, -87.30660

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was St. Luke's Episcopal Church listed on the National Register?

St. Luke's Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1982.

What type of historic resource is St. Luke's Episcopal Church?

St. Luke's Episcopal Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for St. Luke's Episcopal Church is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1820.

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