St. Paul's Church and Rectory is an historic Episcopal church at 279 Congress Street in Portland, Maine. Built in 1868 for a newly established congregation, it is a fine local example of Gothic Revival architecture, designed by English architect George Browne Pelham. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The present pastor is Rev. Samuel L. Logan.
The church stands northeast of central Portland, at the northern corner of Locust and Congress Streets. The church itself is set back from Congress Street, with the main entrance facing Locust, and the wood frame rectory set closer to Congress Street. The church is a handsome rectangular stone structure, one story in height, with a steeply pitched gabled slate roof. Its sides and corners are buttressed, with narrow Gothic lancet-arch windows in between, and a rose window in the gable facing Congress Street. The back gable wall is finished in wooden clapboards, with a large three-sided stained glass window in the gable. The entrance is set in a large Gothic opening in a gabled projection.[2]
The first Episcopal congregation in Portland was known as St. Paul's, but it was reorganized in 1839 and renamed St. Stephen's. The congregation for this church was organized in 1868, and the present church and rectory were completed the following year. They are both the design of English architect George Browne Pelham, who lived in Portland from 1868 to 1871, before moving to New York City.[2]
^ ab"NRHP nomination for St. Paul's Church and Rectory". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
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St. Paul's Church web site
February 11, 2024
paul, church, rectory, historic, episcopal, church, congress, street, portland, maine, built, 1868, newly, established, congregation, fine, local, example, gothic, revival, architecture, designed, english, architect, george, browne, pelham, listed, national, r. St Paul s Church and Rectory is an historic Episcopal church at 279 Congress Street in Portland Maine Built in 1868 for a newly established congregation it is a fine local example of Gothic Revival architecture designed by English architect George Browne Pelham It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 1 The present pastor is Rev Samuel L Logan St Paul s Church and RectoryU S National Register of Historic PlacesSt Paul s ChurchShow map of MaineShow map of the United StatesLocation279 Congress St Portland MaineCoordinates43 39 43 N 70 15 12 W 43 66194 N 70 25333 W 43 66194 70 25333Area0 5 acres 0 20 ha Built1868 1868 ArchitectPelham George BrowneArchitectural styleGothic RevivalNRHP reference No 78000176 1 Added to NRHPDecember 22 1978 Contents 1 Architecture and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksArchitecture and history editThe church stands northeast of central Portland at the northern corner of Locust and Congress Streets The church itself is set back from Congress Street with the main entrance facing Locust and the wood frame rectory set closer to Congress Street The church is a handsome rectangular stone structure one story in height with a steeply pitched gabled slate roof Its sides and corners are buttressed with narrow Gothic lancet arch windows in between and a rose window in the gable facing Congress Street The back gable wall is finished in wooden clapboards with a large three sided stained glass window in the gable The entrance is set in a large Gothic opening in a gabled projection 2 The first Episcopal congregation in Portland was known as St Paul s but it was reorganized in 1839 and renamed St Stephen s The congregation for this church was organized in 1868 and the present church and rectory were completed the following year They are both the design of English architect George Browne Pelham who lived in Portland from 1868 to 1871 before moving to New York City 2 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Portland MaineReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b NRHP nomination for St Paul s Church and Rectory National Park Service Retrieved 2016 03 13 External links editSt Paul s Church web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Paul 27s Church and Rectory amp oldid 1089863893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
