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

St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church is an historic church located at 628 Main Street in Stamford, Connecticut.[2] The church 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 Upjohn and built in 1869–72.[3]

St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	628 Main St., Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°3′17″N 73°32′2″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1869
Architect	William Potter, Richard M. Upjohn
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne
MPS	Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes TR
NRHP reference No.	87002128[1]
Added to NRHP	December 24, 1987

Rectors

The position of rector of St. John's Church has been in effect since 1748.[4][5]

• 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 Wheeler (2007–present)

See also

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Official Website
3. "NRHP nomination for St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
4. http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/Local_2/St_John_s_announces_new_Rector1522.shtml
5. http://www.stjohns-stamford.org/parishlife/history/

External links

• Church website