St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Chandler, Oklahoma)

The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church at 812 Blaine Avenue in Chandler, Oklahoma (also known as Chandler Seventh-Day Adventist Church) is a historic church building. It was built in 1899 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Chandler, Oklahoma) is located in Oklahoma
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Chandler, Oklahoma)
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Chandler, Oklahoma) is located in the United States
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Chandler, Oklahoma)
Location812 Blaine Ave., Chandler, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°42′8″N 96°52′57″W / 35.70222°N 96.88250°W / 35.70222; -96.88250
Arealess than one acre
Built1899
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.00000655[1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 2000

It was deemed significant as "the best example of a small, stone Gothic Revival church building in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.

It is located in a residential neighborhood, across from the Carpenter Gothic First Presbyterian Church of Chandler, which was built in 1897 and is also National Register-listed. The Presbyterian church was one of few buildings in Chandler that survived a tornado on March 30, 1897.[2]

Its National Register nomination in 2000 noted that "St. Stephen's remains in use today because, unlike most church buildings of its size, it has not become obsolete due to either a dwindling or burgeoning congregation, or become obsolete because it became too small for its congregation. The church was owned by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral until 1946, when it was bought by the Society of Friends. In 1959, ownership changed to the Oklahoma Conference Corporation of the Seventh-Day Adventists."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Jocelyn Lupkin (January 11, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church / Chandler Seventh-Day Adventist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved March 13, 2023. With accompanying eight photos from 1999