Big Stone Gap in Wise County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Christ Episcopal Church
Founded 1890
— Built 1892 —
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023
1. Christ Episcopal Church Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 36° 51.843′ N, 82° 46.597′ W. Marker is in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, in Wise County. Marker is at the intersection of Clinton Avenue East and East 1st Street South on Clinton Avenue East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Clinton Ave E, Big Stone Gap VA 24219, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Southwest Virginia Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carl Martin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Big Stone Gap (approx. 0.3 miles away); Origins of Big Stone Gap (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Big Stone Gap (approx. 0.4 miles away); Appalachia (approx. 2.9 miles away); Donelson’s Indian Line (approx. 3.6 miles away); Lee County / Wise County (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Big Stone Gap.
Regarding Christ Episcopal Church. Excerpts from the National Register
this page online
… By August of the following year [1891] a rector was in place, the Reverend Robert S. Carter, and Sunday services were held each week. He apparently contracted almost immediately with the architect “T. Buckler Chequior of Baltimore,” because by November he was reported to have received plans from that designer for a “simple and inexpensive … architecturally beautiful” building of forty-four by forty feet.…
In January of 1892 Carter announced that he had received a good response in subscriptions toward the building of “his chapel” that he thought he would begin work very soon, with completion by Easter of that year. (Post, January 8, 1892). A contract for $2,300 was signed with C E. and C.H. Spaulding in early February, and work was to begin on the first of March (Post, February 19, 1892). The walls were completed and the roof in progress by late April (Post. April 22, 1892) and on May 7 Bishop Randolph returned to dedicate the apparently completed structure with a service of consecration and confirmation (Post, May 11, 1892).
According to church members there was not enough money left to paint the church and Mr. J.K. Toggart, a member, volunteered a quantity of red paint leftover after painting his barn. His family continues to provide red paint for the church to the day…
Also see . . .Christ Episcopal Church (PDF). National Register nomination for the church, which was listed in 1990. (National Archives) (Submitted on July 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 20232. Christ Episcopal Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
