Grace Episcopal Church
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Thorny1
N 33° 39.429 W 085° 49.536
16S E 608890 N 3724761
The oldest church in Anniston, AL.
Waymark Code: WM431Q
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2008
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Grace Episcopal Church
Called "A poem of cedar and stone," its history is intimately related to that of Anniston. Town Founders, Daniel Tyler and Samuel Noble, inspired its conception, funded its construction and caused the Woodstock Iron Company to donate the land on which it was built. George Upjohn, Architect, and Master Stonemason, William Jewell, used native pink sandstone and Tennessee knotty cedar to emulate Solomon's Temple. The Gothic Revival edifice, the oldest church in town, was organized on April 8, 1881, built in 1882-5, and consecrated by Bishop Richard H. Wilmer on May 19, 1886. Its first service was conducted on Christmas Eve, 1885.
Alabama Historical Association 1987
Marker Name: Grace Episcopal Church
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
A beautiful building, the church is still in use today.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1987
Marker Number: Not listed
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