St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church (Stamford, Connecticut) Explained

St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
Location:	628 Main St., Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41.0547°N -73.5339°W
Built:	1869
Architect:	William Potter, Richard M. Upjohn
Architecture:	Late Gothic Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne
Added:	December 24, 1987
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	87002128

St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church is an historic church located at 628 Main Street in Stamford, Connecticut.^[1] The church (the congregation's third since its founding in 1742) is an English Gothic Revival structure, built in 1891 to a design by William Potter. It has buttressed stone construction, with a compound-arch entry and a large rose stained-glass window. The associated parish house, also a Gothic Victorian structure, was designed by Richard M. Upjohn and built in 1869–72.^[2]

Rectors

The first rector of St. John's Church was installed in 1748, and the following individuals have served as rector of the parish.^{[3] [4]}

• Ebeneezer Dibblee, 1748–1799
• Jonathan Judd, 1812–1822
• Ambrose Seymour Todd, 1823–1861
• Walter Mitchell, 1861–1866
• William Tatlock, 1866–1896
• Charles Morris Addison, 1897–1919
• Gerald A. Cunningham, 1920–1942
• Stanley F. Hemsley, 1942–1974
• Douglas E. Theuner, 1974–1986
• Leander Harding, 1989–2005
• James R. Wheeler, 2007–2019

See also

• St. Luke's Chapel
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Stamford, Connecticut

External links

• Church website

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. John's Episcopal Church . 2024-02-28 . St. John's Episcopal Church . en-US.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87002128}} NRHP nomination for St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church]. National Park Service. 2015-01-04.
3. Web site: St. John's Announces a New Rector . www.stamfordplus.com.
4. Web site: History.