Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
Missouri, United States
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, located at 416 Southeast Grand Avenue in Lee's Summit, Missouri, is a rare surviving example of wood-framed Carpenter Gothic architecture in the state. Established as a parish in 1867, the present building was designed by Rev. Frederick B. Scheetz and completed in 1884. The modest structure measures 40 by 24 feet with an 8-by-10-foot porch and bell tower; it rests on a solid stone foundation. The interior features narrow wood paneling set diagonally on the walls and horizontally on the vaulted ceiling, with a trio of stained glass windows positioned above the wooden altar in the north transept apse. This vernacular interpretation of Gothic Revival represents both the economic constraints and the available materials of 19th-century Midwestern church building. The building has undergone virtually no alterations since its completion and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1985.
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- National Register of Historic Places listed place
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- Missouri, United States
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