Christ Church Cathedral is the Episcopal cathedral for the Diocese of Missouri. It is located at 1210 Locust Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The dean of the cathedral is the Very Reverend Kathie Adams-Shepherd. Adams-Shepherd is also the first female dean of this cathedral. Built during 1859–67, it is one of the few well-preserved surviving works of Leopold Eidlitz, a leading mid-19th-century American architect, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994 for its architecture.
The cathedral was built between 1859 and 1867, and designed by architect Leopold Eidlitz. The Gothic Revival structure was an expression of the city's sense of its significance as the United States expanded westwards. It was one of the earliest churches influenced by the revival within the Episcopal Church of early Christian practices and styles, which later was influenced by the Oxford Movement originating in England. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.[2]
The cathedral is located in what is now downtown St. Louis, at the southeast corner of Thirteenth and Locust streets. The main body of the church was built of Illinois sandstone, and its roof is of purple and green slate. It is basically a cruciform structure, with a tower projecting from the northern facade at the northwest corner. The base of the tower houses a baptistry, with a font of Italian marble.[3]
A smaller sandstone chapel dates to 1893–95. From 1910 to 1912, a tower and porch were added of Indiana limestone.[3] The chime of three steel bells, dedicated in 1912, were cast by the Bochumer Verein Foundry in 1904.[4] The bourdon bell, weighing 5,732 pounds, is the largest bell in Missouri.[5] The cathedral originally housed an organ from the Roosevelt Organ Company; in 1926 the Skinner Organ Company installed a new organ.[6]
Montana silver magnate Charles D. McLure, a St. Louis native, was revealed to be the anonymous donor of $50,000 toward constructing the cathedral (approximately $6.5 million today).[7][full citation needed]
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christ, church, cathedral, louis, missouri, christ, church, cathedral, episcopal, cathedral, diocese, missouri, located, 1210, locust, street, louis, missouri, dean, cathedral, very, reverend, kathie, adams, shepherd, adams, shepherd, also, first, female, dean. Christ Church Cathedral is the Episcopal cathedral for the Diocese of Missouri It is located at 1210 Locust Street in St Louis Missouri The dean of the cathedral is the Very Reverend Kathie Adams Shepherd Adams Shepherd is also the first female dean of this cathedral Built during 1859 67 it is one of the few well preserved surviving works of Leopold Eidlitz a leading mid 19th century American architect and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994 for its architecture Christ Church CathedralU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkSt Louis LandmarkChrist Church CathedralShow map of St LouisShow map of MissouriShow map of the United StatesLocation1210 Locust StreetSt Louis MissouriCoordinates38 37 49 N 90 11 55 W 38 63028 N 90 19861 W 38 63028 90 19861Built1859ArchitectLeopold Eidlitz Legg Jerome B Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival Greek RevivalNRHP reference No 90000345Significant datesAdded to NRHPMarch 7 1990 1 Designated NHLOctober 12 1994 2 Contents 1 History and description 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory and description editThe cathedral was built between 1859 and 1867 and designed by architect Leopold Eidlitz The Gothic Revival structure was an expression of the city s sense of its significance as the United States expanded westwards It was one of the earliest churches influenced by the revival within the Episcopal Church of early Christian practices and styles which later was influenced by the Oxford Movement originating in England It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994 2 The cathedral is located in what is now downtown St Louis at the southeast corner of Thirteenth and Locust streets The main body of the church was built of Illinois sandstone and its roof is of purple and green slate It is basically a cruciform structure with a tower projecting from the northern facade at the northwest corner The base of the tower houses a baptistry with a font of Italian marble 3 A smaller sandstone chapel dates to 1893 95 From 1910 to 1912 a tower and porch were added of Indiana limestone 3 The chime of three steel bells dedicated in 1912 were cast by the Bochumer Verein Foundry in 1904 4 The bourdon bell weighing 5 732 pounds is the largest bell in Missouri 5 The cathedral originally housed an organ from the Roosevelt Organ Company in 1926 the Skinner Organ Company installed a new organ 6 Montana silver magnate Charles D McLure a St Louis native was revealed to be the anonymous donor of 50 000 toward constructing the cathedral approximately 6 5 million today 7 full citation needed See also editList of the Episcopal cathedrals of the United States List of cathedrals in the United States List of National Historic Landmarks in Missouri National Register of Historic Places listings in Downtown and Downtown West St LouisReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 a b Christ Church Cathedral National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service Archived from the original on May 30 2011 Retrieved May 25 2008 a b Hamilton Esley Mrs Pitts Carolyn March 1989 National Historic Landmark Nomination National Park Service Retrieved April 7 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link St Louis church bells keep pace with modern times STLPR April 14 2017 Retrieved December 27 2021 History Christ Church Cathedral Retrieved December 27 2021 St Louis Cathedral Gives Skinner Order for a Large Four Manual PDF The Diapason 17 9 1 August 1 1926 An Ambassador of Christ William SchuylerExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Christ Church Cathedral St Louis at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Buildings Survey HABS No MO 1630 Christ Church Cathedral Thirteenth amp Locust Streets Saint Louis Independent City MO 1 photo 2 data pages 1 photo caption page Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christ Church Cathedral St Louis Missouri amp oldid 1168956482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
