Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Grace Episcopal Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2009

1. Grace Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. The third home of Grace Church, a brick Gothic Revival-style building, stood on this site from 1859 to 1960. The congregation was founded in 1841 by Dr. Churchhill Jones Gibson, rector until 1892. In 1928 a majority of the members, led by the rector, Dr. Edwin Royall Carter, left to form Christ Episcopal Church at 1545 South Sycamore Street. The two congregations reunited in 1953 at the Sycamore Street site as Christ and Grace Episcopal Church.

Erected 1991 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number QA-19.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 37° 13.76′ N, 77° 24.726′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. It is at the intersection of High Street and Cross Street, on the right when traveling west on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Headquarters of Gen. R. E. Lee (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Lee's Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Cotten

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Folly Castle (approx. ¼ mile away); The First Methodist Meeting House (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Two Noted Homes (approx. 0.3 miles away); Campbell's Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Appomattox River Heritage Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. General Lee's Headquarters (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Two Noted Homes (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Grace Episcopal Church Marker on High Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2009

2. Grace Episcopal Church Marker on High Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,327 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.