Christ Church (Norfolk, Virginia)

Christ Church
Location 421 E. Freemason St., Norfolk, Virginia
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1828 (1828)
Architect Swain, Levi; Williamson, Thomas
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 71001064[1]
VLR # 122-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHP 1971
Designated VLR [2]
Removed from NRHP January 1, 1973

Christ Church was a historic Episcopal church located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1828, and was a one-story, temple form church in the Greek Revival style. It was fronted by a distyle portico with two unfluted Greek Doric order columns. It measured approximately 64 feet by 96 feet, and featured a cupola with octagonal belfry. The congregations roots can be traced back to 1637. In 1798, the congregation of Borough Church split into two factions, with the other being Saint Paul's Episcopal Church. Christ Church merged their congregation with St. Luke's in 1910, and the building housed a Greek Orthodox congregation until 1955.[3] It was demolished in January 1973.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and delisted in 1973.[1]

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 (March 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christ Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

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