St James Episcopal Church - Bolivar, TN
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 35° 15.312 W 088° 59.370
16S E 319008 N 3903158
Church hidden among the trees...
Waymark Code: WM11QXY
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2019
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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
Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
The bell tower has but one bell. I could not find much on the web, but oral, form locals, told me the bell still chimes at times. The original church, is still within this church...I am not sure how that worked.
"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.