Grace Church (Grace Protestant Episcopal Church): Small Gothic Revival church housing the parish founded by Saint John’s Church in 1855 as a missionary church for canal boatmen and workers.
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The "child" of two early existing Georgetown Episcopal Parishes, the Grace Parish was founded in 1855 as a mission church for boatmen and workers form the adjacent C&O Canal. With the financial support of District Governor Henry D. Cooke, the existing edifice was constructed in 1866-67; with major repairs in 1923 the structure has remained practically intact to this date.
Grace Parish is the only church in the waterfront area and this 103-year old structure remains practically unaltered from the time when the Port of Georgetown and the C&O Canal were the center of Washington's commercial life. While the architect is unknown, Grace Church bears a striking resemblance to the nearby Oak Hill Chapel designed by James Renwick in 1850.
Built: 1866‑67
Rectory built in 1895
Parish Hall built in 1898
DC Inventory: November 8, 1964 (Joint Committee on Landmarks)
National Register: May 6, 1971
Within Georgetown Historic District
HABS DC-101
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Grace Church (Grace Protestant Episcopal Church)
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Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, Georgetown
Grace Episcopal Church (also known as Grace Protestant Episcopal Church or the Mission Church for Canal Boatmen) located at 1041 Wisconsin Avenue, NW in the historic Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1866 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | Source: Wiki Commons | Date: September 2008
