St. Christopher's Episcopal Mission (also known as St. Christopher's Mission to the Navajo) is a historic Episcopal church 1.7 miles east of Bluff, Utah. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
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| Nearest city | Bluff, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 37°17′6″N 109°30′49″W / 37.28500°N 109.51361°W |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | c.1943-c.1951 (mission house) |
| Built by | multiple |
| Architect | Liebler, Fr. H. Baxter |
| Architectural style | Mission revival/Spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001042[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 2002 |
The property includes three contributing buildings and eight noncontributing buildings plus small structures. It is located across the San Juan River from the Navajo reservation which it served. A narrow suspension footbridge across the river allowed Navajo children to come to attend school at the mission, is not included in the property. A cemetery is also outside the property.[2]
The primary historic building is the mission house, built from about 1943 to about 1951.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Geraldean Meyer; J. Gory Jensen (May 23, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Christopher's Episcopal Mission / St. Christopher's Mission to the Navajo". National Park Service. Retrieved December 21, 2017. With 25 photos.
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