Grace Church, formerly the Grace Episcopal Church, is a historic Carpenter Gothic style church building located in Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado. Originally built as an Episcopal church in 1889 by the Lannan Brothers, its Carpenter Gothic details include board and batten siding, lancet windows and door openings and buttresses. On January 20, 1978, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. On February 7, 2007, the church received of the Colorado Historic Society's 21st Annual Stephen H. Hart Awards for its restoration of the interior and exterior of the building.[2][3][4]
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| Location | 203 W. Main St., Buena Vista, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 38°50′27″N 106°7′57″W / 38.84083°N 106.13250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889 |
| Built by | Lannan Brothers |
| Architectural style | Carpenter Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000834[1] |
| CSRHP No. | 5CF.141 |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1978 |
In 2002, Grace Episcopal Church and the local United Methodist congregation formed a federated congregation with the approval of their respective denominational authorities. The United Methodist Congregation now styles itself Grace United Methodist Faith Community. Each one retains its separate corporate organization while worshiping together. Services on the first and third Sundays are led by a United Methodist minister while services are the second and third Sundays are led by an Episcopal priest.[5][6][7]
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "History Colorado listings on US and State registers for Chaffee County". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ Google books, Noel, Thomas J., Guide to Colorado Historic Places, p. 49
- ^ Google docs: Colorado Historic Society's 2007 Awards
- ^ Grace Church website
- ^ The Episcopal Church in Colorado. "Episcopal Diocese of Colorado listing". Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Churches of the Rocky Mountain Conference, The United Methodist Church". Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-04-12.