St James Church | |
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41°21.3′N 72°5.9′W / 41.3550°N 72.0983°W | |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Episcopal Church |
Website | St James Church New London |
History | |
Status | Parish Church |
Founded | June 6, 1725 |
Dedication | James, son of Zebedee |
Consecrated | June 11, 1850 |
Events | Burned on September 6, 1781 during the Battle of Groton Heights |
Past bishop(s) | Samuel Seabury |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places [1] |
Designated | July 21, 2004 |
Architect(s) | Richard Upjohn |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | November 3, 1847 |
Construction cost | $60,000 |
Specifications | |
Materials | New Jersey Red Sandstone[1] |
Administration | |
Province | Province 1: New England |
Diocese | Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut |
Deanery | Seabury |
Clergy | |
Rector | The Rev. Ranjit K. Mathews |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Andrew Howell |
Music group(s) | Artists in residence: The Anglican Singers [1] , Eastern Connecticut Children's Choir. |
St. James Episcopal Church at 76 Federal Street at the corner of Huntington Street in New London, Connecticut is a historic church in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. The congregation was founded in 1725, and the current church – the congregation's third – was built from 1847 to 1850 to designs in the Gothic Revival style by Richard Upjohn.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.