Christ Episcopal Church | |
Coordinates: | 39.7972°N -89.6475°W |
Architect: | Bullard & Bullard |
Architecture: | Richardsonian Romanesque |
Added: | September 12, 1980 |
Refnum: | 80001410 |
Christ Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church located in Springfield, Illinois. The Richardsonian Romanesque church is built in rusticated stone and features stained glass windows and a rounded chancel; the Illinois State Register described it as "one of the most beautiful churches ever built in Springfield".[1] The church was built in 1888 and partly sponsored by businessmen George H. Webster and Charles Ridgely, who stipulated in their donation that the church must always conduct a low church service; the church is now the only low church in the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield. A parish house was added to the church in 1914, and a Sunday school building was added in 1950.[1]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1980.