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Emmanuel Church (Newport, Rhode Island)
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Emmanuel Church is an historic Episcopal church
at 42 Dearborn Street in Newport, Rhode Island
.
The church began as a mission of Newport's Trinity Church
in 1841. In 1852, it was admitted into the diocese as Emmanuel Free Church in its own right.
The current building was designed by architectural firm Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson in Late Gothic Revival
style. It was built between 1900 and 1902, thanks to a donation in memory of John Nicholas Brown I
by his widow, Natalie Bayard Brown. Brown donated the reredos
and murals in 1921 in honor of Armistice Day
.
In the early 1930s, E. Power Biggs
served as its organist.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
at 42 Dearborn Street in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
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The church began as a mission of Newport's Trinity Church
Trinity Church (Newport, Rhode Island)
Trinity Church, on Queen Anne Square in Newport, Rhode Island, is a historic parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. Founded in 1698, it is the oldest Episcopal parish in the state. The current Georgian building was designed by architect Richard Munday and constructed in...
in 1841. In 1852, it was admitted into the diocese as Emmanuel Free Church in its own right.
The current building was designed by architectural firm Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson in Late Gothic Revival
Late Gothic Revival architecture
Late Gothic Revival architecture is a subtype of Gothic Revival architecture. It has been used frequently as a term in United States National Register of Historic Places listings...
style. It was built between 1900 and 1902, thanks to a donation in memory of John Nicholas Brown I
John Nicholas Brown I
John Nicholas Brown I was a book collector who donated his father's collection to Brown University.-Biography:He was born in 1861 to John Carter Brown II. He had a son, John Nicholas Brown II, who was born in 1900....
by his widow, Natalie Bayard Brown. Brown donated the reredos
Reredos
thumb|300px|right|An altar and reredos from [[St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church|St. Josaphat Catholic Church]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. This would be called a [[retable]] in many other languages and countries....
and murals in 1921 in honor of Armistice Day
Armistice Day
Armistice Day is on 11 November and commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day...
.
In the early 1930s, E. Power Biggs
E. Power Biggs
Edward George Power Biggs , more familiarly known as E. Power Biggs, was a British-born American concert organist and recording artist.-Biography:...
served as its organist.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.