St. James Episcopal Church Steeple - Bolivar, TN
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 35° 15.312 W 088° 59.370
16S E 319008 N 3903158
This steeple pokes through the heavy foliage of the many very old trees in the church yard.
Waymark Code: WMWTXB
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2017
Views: 1
County of church: Hardeman County
Location of church: SW corner, W. Lafayette St. & S. Washington St., Bolivar
Original Owner: St.
James Episcopal Church
Current Owner: St. James Episcopal Church
Built: 1869
Architect: Will is and Sloan
"n 1840 a lot was purchased at the corner of Washington and Lafayette Streets for $175 and a contract made between John Shepherd and the building committee: McNeal, Polk and Goodrich to construct a brick building 32' x 44' at a cost of $375.
The new St. James church building was built in 1869 by Willis and Sloan. This building was literally constructed around the original church, now known as Ingram Hall, which in turn, was disassembled and moved to a neighboring lot behind the current church. The 1869 church is of Gothic architecture designed by Fletcher Sloan. He also designed many southern churches and courthouses including the ones at Bolivar, Holly Springs and Oxford, MS." ~ Visit Historic Bolivar
"2. St. James Episcopal Church (West Lafayette Street): 1869, Gothic Revival, brick with
attached tower incorporating entrance, buttresses, lancet windows, quatrefoil
window in gable. Architects were Willis and Sloan. Church incorporates part of
an 1840 church.
"The two church buildings in the district, St. James Episcopal Church (No. 2) and St. James
Episcopal Chapel (No. 3) were designed by Will is and Sloan, who, together with Trigg,
were the architects of the Hardeman County Courthouse. The church was a drastic remodeling
of an 1840 building which stood on the site. Both buildings are Gothic Revival
in style. The primary building, the church, was constructed of brick, while the chapel,
which served as a Sunday School and parish house, was of frame construction. These
are among the best examples of Gothic Revival ecclesiastical buildings found in West
Tennessee." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
Tennessee Historical Commission marker about one block away:
Marker Text:
4C 23
ST. JAMES CHURCH
EPISCOPAL
<--- One Block -----
Organized April 17, 1834. The present edifice, completed 1870 and consecrated by Bishop Charles T. Quintard, replaced a brick building built in 1840. The memorial window for Gen. Otho F. Strahl and Lt. John Marsh, both killed in the Battle of Franklin, was given by Quintard from sale of a fine horse given him by Strahl before the battle.