Christ Episcopal Church
- Style
- Romanesque
- City
- Springfield, IL
Christ Episcopal Church, an Episcopal church in Springfield, was built in 1888 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, constructed of rusticated stone with stained glass windows and a rounded chancel. Businessmen George H. Webster and Charles Ridgely partly sponsored construction on the condition that the church always conduct a low church service, making it today the only low church in the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield. The Illinois State Register described it as one of the most beautiful churches ever built in Springfield.
the building
Rusticated stone and stained glass. The Richardsonian Romanesque church is built in rusticated stone and features stained glass windows and a rounded chancel, details the Illinois State Register singled out in calling it one of the most beautiful churches ever built in Springfield.
Later additions. A parish house was added to the church in 1914, and a Sunday school building followed in 1950, expanding the original 1888 structure over the following decades.
the style
The church was built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, evident in its rusticated stone construction and rounded chancel.
More on Romanesquesignificance
Businessmen George H. Webster and Charles Ridgely stipulated in their donation that the church must always conduct a low church service, a condition that makes it the only low church in the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield today. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1980.
nearby
- Cong. James M. Graham House
- Virgil Hickox House
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- Illinois Governor's Mansion
- Elijah Iles House
- Vachel Lindsay House