Christ Church (Church Hill, Mississippi)

{{short description|Historic church in Mississippi, United States}}

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| name = Christ Church

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| image = Christ Church, Church Hill, Mississippi.jpg

| caption = Front and side of church in 2016

| location = On MS 553 in Church Hill, Mississippi

| coordinates = {{coord|31|42|54|N|91|14|17|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Mississippi#USA

| map_caption = Location of church in Mississippi##Location of church in the United States

| map_label = Christ Church

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| built = {{Start date|1858}}

| builder = N.L. Carpenter

| architect = J. Edward Smith

| architecture = Gothic Revival

| added = 6 May 1977

| area = {{convert|1.4|acre}}

| refnum = 77000790

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Christ Church is a historic church on MS 553 in Church Hill, Mississippi.

Description and history

The building was designed by architect J. Edward Smith in the Gothic Revival style. The brick building is covered in stucco that is scored to simulate ashlar masonry. This stucco was original salmon colored. The nave is rectangular with four bays on each side with narrow lancet windows between buttresses.

It was built in 1858 for the first Episcopalian congregation in Mississippi. This was their third church building and bricks from the second church (1829) were used in its construction. The first had been a log structure built under the guidance of Rev. Adam Cloud who had been expelled for preaching in the area by the Spanish when the area was part of Spanish West Florida. The church was occupied by soldiers of the Union Army in 1864 during the American Civil War. The property was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1977.

References

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{{cite web|url= {{NRHP url|id=77000790 }} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination |publisher=National Park Service |work=National Register of Historic Places |location=Washington, D.C., USA |last=Allen |first=William C. |last2= Chronister |first2= W. Norman |date=6 May 1977 |accessdate=25 Feb 2020 }} With {{NRHP url|id= 77000790|photos=y|title=4 photos}} by WC Allen from 1976.

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