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Christ Church (Guilford, Vermont)
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Christ Church is an historic church located at Melendy Road and US Route 5 in Guilford, Vermont
Guilford, Vermont
Guilford is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford. The population was 2,046 at the 2000 census.- Geography :...
in the United States
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. Built in 1817, it was the first Episcopal Church in Vermont and was part of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Episcopal Diocese of MassachusettsThe Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts is one of the nine original dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America....
until the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the state of Vermont. It was the first diocese in the Episcopal Church to elect a woman, Mary Adelia McLeod, as diocesan bishop....
was created in 1832. On May 13, 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register listing
- Christ Church ** (added 1982 - Building - #82001707)
- Melendy Rd. and US 5, Guilford
- Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
- Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
- Area of Significance: Religion, Architecture
- Period of Significance: 1800-1824
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Religion
- Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
- Current Function: Recreation And Culture, Religion
- Current Sub-function: Music Facility, Religious Structure
History
Christ Church ceased to be an active parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont before the 1900s, but has never been deconsecrated and is still used occasionally for Episcopal church services. It has been restored and is now maintained by the Christ Church Guilford Society which uses it primarily as a venue for musical and other cultural events as well as weddings and civil unions.See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Windham County, Vermont
- Christ Church (disambiguation)