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

      St. Paul's Episcopal Church
      St. Paul's Episcopal in 2008
      St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Selma, Alabama) is located in Alabama
      Location:

      210 Lauderdale Street

      Selma, Alabama
      Coordinates: 32°24′31″N 87°1′18″W / 32.40861°N 87.02167°W / 32.40861; -87.02167Coordinates: 32°24′31″N 87°1′18″W / 32.40861°N 87.02167°W / 32.40861; -87.02167
      Built: 1871-1875
      Architect: The firm of Richard Upjohn and Richard M. Upjohn
      Architectural style: Gothic Revival
      Governing body: St. Paul's Episcopal Church
      NRHP Reference#: 75000311[1]
      Added to NRHP: March 25, 1975
      Tiffany stained glass window at St. Paul's, Selma

      St. Paul's Episcopal Church is an historic red brick Gothic Revival church located at 210 Lauderdale Street in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States. The parish was established in 1838 and its original sanctuary building was burned on April 2, 1865 during the Battle of Selma, with credit for that act going to Union General James H. Wilson. The current building was designed by the famous New York architectural firm of Richard Upjohn and was completed in 1875.[2]

      The interior features several Tiffany stained glass windows designed by parishioner and Selma native, Clara Weaver Parrish, who was a noted artist who worked for Tiffany Studios in New York.[2][3][4]

      St. Paul's Episcopal Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1975.[1]

      St. Paul's Episcopal Church is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.[5] The Rev. David Powell is its current rector and the Rev. Betsy Powell is the associate rector.[6]

      Last modified on 3 April 2013, at 05:32