St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Prairieville, Alabama)

St. Andrew's Church

St. Andrew's in 2011
Location Prairieville, Alabama
Coordinates 32°30′38.99″N 87°42′5.03″W / 32.5108306°N 87.7013972°W / 32.5108306; -87.7013972Coordinates: 32°30′38.99″N 87°42′5.03″W / 32.5108306°N 87.7013972°W / 32.5108306; -87.7013972
Area 3 acres (12,000 m2)
Built 1853
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic
NRHP Reference # 73000347
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 7, 1973[1]
Designated NHL November 7, 1973[2]

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, also known as St. Andrew's Church, in Prairieville, Alabama, is a small Carpenter Gothic-style church built in 1853 by the slaves of Henry A Tayloe of Gallion, Alabama, who served as Secretary of the Alabama Diocesan Episcopal Convention. He was appointed to canvass the State to build up a Bishop's Fund. The exterior of the church features wooden buttresses. It appears to have been built from a design in the book Rural Architecture by architect Richard Upjohn.[3]

St. Andrew's was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1973,[1] and was declared a National Historic Landmark on the same day.[3] Public access is allowed to this National Historic Landmark.[4] It is located 8 miles (13 km) east of Demopolis on U.S. Route 80.

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  1. 1 2 Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "St. Andrew's Church". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  3. 1 2 W. Warner Floyd (May 3, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: St. Andrew's Church" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1973. PDF (2.81 MB)
  4. ↑ http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1319&ResourceType=Building

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