Christ Church (Norfolk, Virginia) Explained

Christ Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:[1]
Designated Other1 Number:122-0004
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:421 E. Freemason St., Norfolk, Virginia
Architect:Swain, Levi; Williamson, Thomas
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:August 19, 1971
Delisted:May 22, 1973
Refnum:71001064

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.[2] It was demolished in January 1973.

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christ Church. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. March 1971. Virginia Department of Historic Resources.