St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Selma, Alabama)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Selma, Alabama)

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caption =A postcard of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1912.
location= 210 Lauderdale Street

Selma, Alabama
area =
built =1871-1875
architect= The firm of Richard Upjohn and Richard M. Upjohn
architecture= Gothic Revival
added = March 25, 1975
governing_body = St. Paul's Episcopal Church
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refnum=75000311cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic Gothic Revival church located in Selma, Alabama, United States. The parish was established in 1838. The original sanctuary building was burned during the Battle of Selma, with credit for that act going to Union General James H. Wilson. The current building was designed by the New York firm of Richard Upjohn, it was completed in 1875.cite web|title="Selma's Architecture and History Tour"|work="www.SelmaAlabama.com"|url=http://www.selmaalabama.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=7&Itemid=61
accessdate=2008-03-02
] The interior features several Tiffany stained glass windows designed by a local native parishioner, Clara Weaver Parrish. She was a noted artist who worked for Tiffany Studios in New York.cite web|title="Clara Weaver Parrish (1861-1925)"|work="Alabama Women's Hall of Fame"|url=http://www.awhf.org/parrish.html|accessdate=2008-03-02] St. Paul's Episcopal was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1975.

ee also

*National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Alabama

References

External links

* [http://www.stpaulsselma.com/ St. Paul's Selma website]


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