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St. Andrew's Church (Richmond, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°32′31.85″N 77°27′8.23″W / 37.5421806°N 77.4522861°W / 37.5421806; -77.4522861
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St. Andrew's Church
St. Andrew's School, early 1900s
St. Andrew's Church (Richmond, Virginia) is located in Virginia
St. Andrew's Church (Richmond, Virginia)
St. Andrew's Church (Richmond, Virginia) is located in the United States
St. Andrew's Church (Richmond, Virginia)
St. Andrew's Church (Richmond, Virginia) is located in the United States
St. Andrew's Church (Richmond, Virginia)
Location223, 224, and 227 S. Cherry St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°32′31.85″N 77°27′8.23″W / 37.5421806°N 77.4522861°W / 37.5421806; -77.4522861
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1901 (1901)
ArchitectA.H. Ellwood; Noland & Baskerville
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.79003294[1]
VLR No.127-0314
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1979
Designated VLRApril 17, 1979[2]

St. Andrew's Church is an historic Episcopal church complex in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The complex consists of the church (1901), school (1901), parish hall (1904), Instructive Nurse Association Building (1904), and William Byrd Community House or Arents Free Library (1908). The church is a rough-faced Virginia granite, cruciform Gothic Revival style structure dominated by a 115-foot corner tower. The school and parish hall are three-story, brick buildings on a stone basements.[3]

The woodwork for the structures was provided by Richmond Wood Working Company.[4] A.H. Ellwood and Noland & Baskerville are credited as the architects. The Gothic Revival architecture site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Andrew's Church" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ National Register Of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form