Christ Church
- Architect
- Benjamin Henry Latrobe
- Year
- 1794
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- City
- Washington, DC
Christ Church on Capitol Hill was established in 1795 as one of two congregations created for Washington Parish by an act of the Maryland General Assembly in 1794, with worship first held in a converted tobacco barn. The present Gothic Revival building, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe and erected in 1807 on land donated by William Prout, was the first Episcopal church built in the original city of Washington. It has hosted a continuously worshiping congregation ever since and is also known as Christ Church, Navy Yard, for its proximity to the Washington Navy Yard and Marine Barracks.
the style
The 1807 building was designed in the Gothic Revival idiom, an early instance of the style in a capital otherwise dominated by classical civic architecture.
More on Gothic Revivalthe architect
Benjamin Henry Latrobe, widely regarded as the first professional architect in the United States, designed the 1807 church - one of his notable Washington commissions alongside his federal government work.
significance
Christ Church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
nearby
- Washington and Georgetown Railroad Car House
- Marine Barracks and Band Hall
- Old Naval Hospital (Temporary Home for Veterans of All Wars)
- Eastern Market (and Interiors)
- Latrobe Gate
- Washington Navy Yard, Tingey House (Commandant's House)