Jacksonville in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Saint Luke's Episcopal Church
Calhoun County
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, January 6, 2022
1. Saint Luke's Episcopal Church Marker Side 1
John D. and Anna Maria Hoke founded the parish on June 30, 1844. Members of the Hoke, Forney, and Abernathy families joined over the years. The church design was based on Richard Upjohn's 1852 pattern book, Upjohn's Rural Architecture. Upjohn was the architect of Trinity Church in New York City and Founder of the American Institute of Architects. Elbert Green constructed the church from 1855-1856 at a cost of $2200 using enslaved African-American laborers. The Rt. Rev. Nicholas Hamner Cobbs, Bishop of Alabama, consecrated the building on January 4, 1857.
The church was constructed in the Carpenter Gothic Revival style and built using heart pine and board-and-batten. The church was fully furnished according to Upjohn's plan. Sharp and Steel of New York made the altar windows, and they remain as fine examples of stained glass from the antebellum period in Alabama. The elaborate central chandelier was a gift believed to be from the Roosevelt family, and it originally burned whale oil. Saint Luke's is the oldest church building in Jacksonville and second oldest in Calhoun County. The parish house was constructed in 1992.
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Erected 2018 by Saint Luke's Episcopal Church.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1944.
Location. 33° 48.796′ N, 85° 45.596′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Alabama, in Calhoun County. Marker is at the intersection of Ladiga Street Southeast and Church Avenue Southeast, on the right when traveling east on Ladiga Street Southeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Chinabee Ave SE, Jacksonville AL 36265, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. General Leonidas Polk C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Intendants and Mayors of Jacksonville (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Hospital (about 400 feet away); Jacksonville (about 500 feet away); Downtown Jacksonville Historic District (about 500 feet away); William Henry Forney (about 500 feet away); John Tyler Morgan (about 500 feet away); 10th Alabama Volunteers (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
Also see . . . St. Luke's Episcopal Church. (Submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, January 6, 2022
2. Saint Luke's Episcopal Church Marker Side 2
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, January 6, 2022
3. Saint Luke's Episcopal Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 146 times this year. Last updated on June 2, 2022, by J Whaley of Anniston, Alabama. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
