St. Christopher's Episcopal Mission Explained

St. Christopher's Episcopal Mission
Nearest City:Bluff, Utah
Coordinates:37.285°N -109.5136°W
Built:c.1943-c.1951 (mission house)
Architect:Liebler, Fr. H. Baxter
Builder:multiple
Architecture:Mission revival/Spanish Revival
Added:November 18, 2002
Area:8acres
Refnum:02001042

St. Christopher's Episcopal Mission (also known as St. Christopher's Mission to the Navajo) is a historic Episcopal church 1.7 miles east of Bluff, Utah. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

The property includes three contributing buildings and eight noncontributing buildings plus small structures. It is located across the San Juan River from the Navajo reservation which it served. A narrow suspension footbridge across the river allowed Navajo children to come to attend school at the mission, is not included in the property. A cemetery is also outside the property.

The primary historic building is the mission house, built from about 1943 to about 1951.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=02001042}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Christopher's Episcopal Mission / St. Christopher's Mission to the Navajo ]. National Park Service. Geraldean Meyer . J. Gory Jensen . May 23, 2002 . December 21, 2017. With .