St. James Episcopal Church - Wagoner, OK - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

St. James Episcopal Church has an illustrious history having been in continuous operation since it was built in 1894. This is a one-story frame church with clapboard siding, The original rectangular building has a front facing gable. The church originally stood at the corner of E. Cherokee and S. Casaver Streets, but was moved one-quarter mile to its present location in 1896 to make way for a new City Hall.

The building has an entrance on the southeast corner beneath a bell tower. The bell tower was added in 1896 and the entrance was moved to the tower area; the original entrance was made into a Gothic window. In 1958, an office was added at the rear of the building, and a social hall on the west side.

The church is the oldest Episcopal Church in continuous service in Oklahoma, and the only pre-Statehood (1907) congregation in Wagoner County, occupying its church building since inception. This building is a Treasure!

Street address: 303 S. Church Street Wagoner, OK US 74467 County / Borough / Parish: Wagoner Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Religion Current function: Religion Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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