African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC
—1514 15th Street, NW —
This was the first independent black Episcopal parish church in the city. It was established in 1879 by a breakaway group from a Foggy Bottom mission church, St. Mary's Chapel for Colored People, led by former St. Mary's pastor, Alexander Crummell (1819-1898). This new St. Mary's church was renamed St. Luke's in 1880. With a theology degree from Queens College, Cambridge, England, Crummell was one of a handful of scholarly trained black religious leaders in the post-Civil War United States. The church building, designed by local African American Architect Calvin T.S. Brent, is a replica of an Anglican Church in Coventry, England. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.| HM Number | HM23PF |
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| Series | This marker is part of the National Historic Landmarks series |
| Tags | |
| Placed By | Cultural Tourism DC |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 at 7:03am PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 323577 N 4308785 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.91025000, -77.03475000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 54.615', W 77° 2.085' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 54' 36.9" N, 77° 2' 5.1" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1482-1528 Church St NW, Washington DC 20005, US |
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