St. Andrew's Church (Richmond, Virginia) Explained

St. Andrew's Church
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 17, 1979[1]
Designated Other1 Number:127-0314
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other2:Richmond City Historic District
Designated Other2 Name:Richmond City Historic District
Designated Other2 Link:Richmond,_Virginia#Historic_Districts
Location:223, 224, and 227 S. Cherry St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:37.5422°N -77.4523°W
Architect:A.H. Ellwood
Noland & Baskerville
Architecture:Gothic
Added:June 22, 1979
Refnum:79003294

St. Andrew's Church is an historic Episcopal church complex in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The complex consists of the church (1901), school (1901), parish hall (1904), Instructive Nurse Association Building (1904), and William Byrd Community House or Arents Free Library (1908). The church is a rough-faced Virginia granite, cruciform Gothic Revival style structure dominated by a 115-foot corner tower. The school and parish hall are three-story, brick buildings on a stone basements.[2]

The woodwork for the structures was provided by Richmond Wood Working Company.[3] A.H. Ellwood and Noland & Baskerville are credited as the architects. The Gothic Revival architecture site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Andrew's Church. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. April 1979. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Richmond/127-0314_St_Andrew%27s_Episcopal_Church_Complex_1979_Final_Nomination.pdf National Register Of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form