Cocoa in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Photographed by Jamie Cox, November 18, 2013
1. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Marker
Inscription.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. . On June 2, 1878, the Right Reverend John Freeman Young, Bishop of Florida, and Dr. William H. Carter of Holy Cross Church of Sanford, Florida, held the first meeting of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at a nearby Rockledge residence. The mission was originally named St. Michael’s in honor of St. Michael the Archangel. In 1884, Mrs. Lucy Boardman, a winter resident of Sanford and frequent visitor to Cocoa and Melbourne, made a donation to Bishop Young for the construction of Episcopal churches in the Indian River area. Mrs. Sarah O. Delannoy donated land for the church. The board and batten Carpenter Gothic church was designed by Gabriel Gingras in 1886. William Booth and William Hindle, both early settlers in Cocoa, designed and installed the church’s woodwork. While still under construction on Christmas Eve, 1886, the church was the site of the first Christmas tree ever seen in Cocoa Village. In 1888, “Michael,” the church’s tower bell, was cast in New York. In 1890, the church name was changed to St. Mark’s in recognition of support from St. Mark’s Church in West Orange, New Jersey. Despite later remodeling and additions, most of the church’s original interior woodwork and stained glass windows remain.
On June 2, 1878, the Right Reverend John Freeman Young, Bishop of Florida, and Dr. William H. Carter of Holy Cross Church of Sanford, Florida, held the first meeting of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at a nearby Rockledge residence. The mission was originally named St. Michael’s in honor of St. Michael the Archangel. In 1884, Mrs. Lucy Boardman, a winter resident of Sanford and frequent visitor to Cocoa and Melbourne, made a donation to Bishop Young for the construction of Episcopal churches in the Indian River area. Mrs. Sarah O. Delannoy donated land for the church. The board and batten Carpenter Gothic church was designed by Gabriel Gingras in 1886. William Booth and William Hindle, both early settlers in Cocoa, designed and installed the church’s woodwork. While still under construction on Christmas Eve, 1886, the church was the site of the first Christmas tree ever seen in Cocoa Village. In 1888, “Michael,” the church’s tower bell, was cast in New York. In 1890, the church name was changed to St. Mark’s in recognition of support from St. Mark’s Church in West Orange, New Jersey. Despite later remodeling and additions, most of the church’s original interior woodwork and stained glass windows remain.
Erected 2010 by The Brevard County Historical Commission, The Brevard County Tourist
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Development Council and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-689.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1924.
Location. 28° 21.202′ N, 80° 43.48′ W. Marker is in Cocoa, Florida, in Brevard County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Riverside Drive, on the left when traveling east on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cocoa FL 32922, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Also see . . . St. Mark's Episcopal Academy. (Submitted on November 19, 2013, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida.)
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Photographed by Jamie Cox, November 18, 2013
2. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Photographed by Jamie Cox, November 18, 2013
3. St. Mark’s Episcopal Academy Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2013, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,085 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2013, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
