Luther Place Memorial Church

Luther Place Memorial Church
A bronze statue of Martin Luther and the Gothic Revival tower of Luther Place Memorial Church (2024)
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38°54′25″N 77°1′56″W / 38.90694°N 77.03222°W / 38.90694; -77.03222
Location1226 Vermont Ave., NW. (Thomas Circle)
Washington, DC
CountryUnited States
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
TraditionLutheran
Websitelutherplace.org
History
Former name(s)Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church
StatusChurch
Founded1873 (1873)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Judson York, J. C. Harkness, and Henry Davis
Styleneo-Gothic
Years built1873
Luther Place Memorial Church
Luther Place Memorial Church on Thomas Circle, ca. 1922
Location1226 Vermont Ave., NW. (Thomas Circle)
Washington, DC
Built1870
ArchitectYork, Judson
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.73002096[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1973

Luther Place Memorial Church is a congregation belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.[2] The neo-Gothic church building in Thomas Circle in Washington, D.C., was designed by architects Judson York, J. C. Harkness, and Henry Davis and constructed in 1873 as a memorial to peace and reconciliation following the American Civil War. Its original name was Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Luther Monument is situated in front of the church. The statue is a replica of the centerpiece of the Luther Monument in Worms, Germany, and was given to the church in 1884 by German emperor William I.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "About Luther Place Memorial Church | Washington, DC". Luther Place Memorial Church. Archived from the original on Apr 20, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.