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Christ Episcopal Church, 605 Twenty-fifth Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL

Christ Episcopal Church, 605 Twenty-fifth Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL

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Summary

Significance: Established January 7, 1828, Christ Church is the second oldest Episcopal congregation in Alabama. / Portions of the present Gothic style structure date to the original 1829 sanctuary. Interior furnishings and landscaped grounds have been added in later years as memorials to pioneer citizens of Tuscaloosa. William Nichols, the English architect who designed the Tuscaloosa Capital and the original University campus, also designed this structure.
Survey number: HABS AL-249
Building/structure dates: 1829-1830 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1882 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1952 Subsequent Work

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Location

Tuscaloosa33.20984, -87.56917
Google Map of 33.2098407, -87.56917349999999
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